RELAXES

Verb

relaxes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relax

Source: Wiktionary


RELAX

Re*lax" (r-lks"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relaxed (-lkst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relaxing.] Etym: [L. relaxare; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See Lax, and cf. Relay, n., Release.]

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. Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. Milton. Nor served it to relax their serried files. Milton.

2. To make less severe or rogorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, esrnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legilature. Swift.

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.

Syn.

– To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert.

Re*lax", v. i.

1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax. His knees relax with toil. Pope.

2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. Prior.

3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.

Re*lax", n.

Definition: Relaxation. [Obs.] Feltham.

Re**lax", a.

Definition: Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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