Definition of relax

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Relax (a.) Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless..

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Relaxative :: Relaxative (a.) Having the quality of relaxing; laxative.
Remit :: Remit (v. t.) To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
Loose :: Loose (a.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
Relax :: 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..
Ungive :: Ungive (v. t. & i.) To yield; to relax; to give way.
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study..
Soluble :: Soluble (a.) Relaxed; open or readily opened.
Sirocco :: Sirocco (n.) An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily..
Remit :: Remit (v. i.) To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits..
Relax :: Relax (a.) Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand..
Emollition :: Emollition (n.) The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation.
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..
Relaxation :: Relaxation (n.) Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement..
Eventration :: Eventration (n.) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen..
Relaxant :: Relaxant (n.) A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.
Release :: Release (n.) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance..
Give :: Give (v. i.) To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet..
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..
Melt :: Melt (v.) Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken..
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