Related / Similar Words:
unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed, unbend, decompress, slow down, loosen, loose, slack, slacken, slack up Definition: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me";become less tense, rest, or take one''s ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let''s all relax after a hard day''s work";become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed";make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope";make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don''t relax your efforts now";become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived";make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught";become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group";
Hyponyms: unbend, vege out, vegetate, sit back, take it easy, unbrace Grouped Verbs: loosen Derivational Morphology:
easiness, relaxation, relaxer, relaxant, rest, ease, repose, loosening, slackening, laxation, slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off, liberalization, liberalisation
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