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Definition of Relax
Re`lax´ Pronunciation: r?-l?ks´ | v. t. | 1. | To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews. | | 2. | To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. | | 3. | Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. | | 4. | To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels. | | v. i. | 1. | To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax. | | 2. | To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. | | 3. | To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study. | | n. | 1. | Relaxation. | | a. | 1. | Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless. |
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