Relax
WordNet
verb
(1) Cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
(2) 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"
(3) Become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"
"The rope relaxed"
(4) Make less tight
"Relax the tension on the rope"
(5) Make less active or fast
"He slackened his pace as he got tired"
"Don't relax your efforts now"
(6) Become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
(7) Make less severe or strict
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
(8) 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"
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Etymology
From , from , from + , from .