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relax
cause to feel relaxed
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verb
cause to feel relaxed
“A hot bath always relaxes me”
verb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
“He relaxed in the hot tub”
verb
become loose or looser or less tight
“The noose loosened”
verb
make less taut
“relax the tension on the rope”
verb
make less active or fast
“He slackened his pace as he got tired”
verb
become less severe or strict
“The rules relaxed after the new director arrived”
verb
make less severe or strict
“The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught”
verb
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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A hot bath always relaxes me
He relaxed in the hot tub
Let's all relax after a hard day's work
The noose loosened
the rope relaxed
relax the tension on the rope
He slackened his pace as he got tired
Don't relax your efforts now
The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group
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