Definition of relax

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Relax (n.) 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..

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Resolutive :: Resolutive (a.) Serving to dissolve or relax.
Solace :: Solace (v. t.) Rest; relaxation; ease.
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
Diversion :: Diversion (n.) That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth..
Unstrain :: Unstrain (v. t.) To relieve from a strain; to relax.
Pin :: Pin (n.) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings..
Fit :: Fit (n.) A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction; an impulse and irregular action..
Relax :: Relax (a.) Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless..
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To relax; to lay at ease.
Relax :: Relax (n.) Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind..
Eventration :: Eventration (n.) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen..
Exsolution :: Exsolution (n.) Relaxation.
Relaxation :: Relaxation (n.) Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
Remission :: Remission (n.) Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.
Relaxed :: Relaxed (imp. & p. p.) of Rela.
Sirocco :: Sirocco (n.) An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily..
Passive :: Passive (a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues..
Malacissant :: Malacissant (a.) Softening; relaxing.
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