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    re·lax
    [rəˈlaks]
    verb
    relax (verb) · relaxes (third person present) · relaxed (past tense) · relaxed (past participle) · relaxing (present participle)
    1. make or become less tense or anxious:
      "he relaxed and smiled confidently"
      • rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious:
        "the team relaxes with a lot of skiing"
      • cause (a limb or muscle) to become less rigid:
        "relax the leg by bringing the knee toward the chest"
      • make (something) less firm or tight:
        "Cicely relaxed her hold"
      • straighten or partially uncurl (hair) using a chemical product.
    2. make (a rule or restriction) less strict while not abolishing it:
      "they persuaded the local authorities concerned to relax their restrictions"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin relaxare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’.
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