Verb
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make less active or fast
"He slackened his pace as he got tired"
"Don't relax your efforts now"
- slack up -
become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
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make less severe or strict
"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
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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"
- loosen up -
cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
- unstrain - unlax - loosen up - make relaxed -
become loose or looser or less tight
"The noose loosened"
"the rope relaxed"
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make less taut
"relax the tension on the rope"
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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"
- loosen up - slow down