relax

v., -laxed, -lax·ing, -lax·es.

v.tr.

1. To make lax or loose: relax one's grip.
2. To make less severe or strict: relax a curfew.
3. To reduce in intensity; slacken: relax one's efforts.
4. To relieve from tension or strain: The warm bath relaxed me.

v.intr.

1. To take one's ease; rest.
2. To become lax or loose.
3. To become less severe or strict.
4. To become less restrained or tense.

[Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre : re-, re- + laxāre, to loosen (from laxus, loose).]

relaxable re·lax'a·ble adj.

verb

1. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity: ease, let up, loose, loosen, slack, slacken, untighten. See tighten/loosen.
2. To take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time: rest¹, unbend, unwind. Idioms: leadlivethe life of Riley, take it easy. See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: be or feel at ease
Antonyms: agitate, excite, tense, tighten, worry

v

Definition: diminish, lessen
Antonyms: grow, increase

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IN BRIEF: Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.

Show me a worrying person and I will show you a person who does not know how to relax. — Albert E. Cliffe

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - løsne, slække på
v. intr. - slappe af, koble fra, løsne

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) ontspannen, versoepelen, loslaten, (doen) verslappen, (doen) afnemen, ophouden (met inspanning), herstellen na abrupt wegvallen van invloed

Français (French)
v. tr. - desserrer, relâcher, décontracter, assouplir, détendre, défriser (les cheveux)
v. intr. - se détendre, se desserrer, se relâcher, se décontracter, s'assouplir

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) entspannen, lockern, nachlassen in

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χαλαρώνω/-ομαι, (ξε)λασκάρω, ηρεμώ, μαλακώνω, αναπαύομαι, ξεκουράζω/-ομαι, ανακουφίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
rilassarsi, allentare, alleggerire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - relaxar, afrouxar

Русский (Russian)
расслабиться, ослабить, отдыхать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - descansar, relajar, aflojar, mitigar, ablandar
v. intr. - relajarse, descansar, ablandarse, ceder, amainar, esparcirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slappna av, lossa på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使松弛, 放松, 使松懈, 放宽, 缓和, 减轻, 松弛, 松懈

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使鬆弛, 放鬆, 使鬆懈, 放寬, 緩和, 減輕
v. intr. - 鬆弛, 放鬆, 鬆懈, 放寬, 緩和, 減輕

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 늦추다, 관대하게 하다, 줄이다
v. intr. - 느슨해지다, 누그러지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - がくつろぐ, 楽にする, 緩める, 和らげる, 緩和する, 弱める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسترخي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריפה, הרגיע, הרפה, שחרר, צמצם או החליש (מאמצים וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮נרגע, היה נינוח, התבדר, נהיה פחות נוקשה ופורמלי, צמצם או החליש (מאמצים וכו')‬

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