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| VERB | 1 | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
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| 2 | relax, unbend | Make less tight | |
| 3 | relax, loosen, loose | Become loose or looser or less tight | |
| 4 | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed | |
| 5 | relax, loosen up | Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner | |
| 6 | relax, loosen | Make less severe or strict | |
| 7 | relax, loosen | Become less severe or strict | |
| 8 | relax, slack, slacken, slack up | Make less active or fast |
| Sounds | rihlae'ks; riylae'ks |
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| Rhymes | Acts, Ajax, anthrax, and 30 more rhymes in aeks... |
| Meaning | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s |
| Model | Sam and Sue relax |
| Examples | "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| Synonyms | loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down |
| Contrary | tense, tense up |
| Caused by | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed |
| Broader | change state, turn |
| Narrower | vege out, vegetate; sit back, take it easy |
| Adjectives | relaxant; relaxant |
| Nouns | relaxation; relaxation |
| Meaning | Make less tight. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "relax the tension on the rope" |
| Synonyms | unbend |
| Broader | loosen, loose |
| Narrower | unbrace |
| Nouns | relaxer; relaxation |
| Meaning | Become loose or looser or less tight. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "the rope relaxed" |
| Synonyms | loosen, loose |
| Contrary | stiffen |
| Caused by | loosen, loose |
| Broader | weaken |
| Nouns | relaxation |
| Meaning | Cause to feel relaxed. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | The performance is likely to relax Sue |
| Examples | "A hot bath always relaxes me" |
| Synonyms | unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed |
| Contrary | tense, strain, tense up |
| Cause to | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down |
| Broader | affect |
| Narrower | unbend |
| Adjectives | relaxant; relaxant |
| Nouns | relaxer; relaxation; relaxant |
| Meaning | Become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" |
| Synonyms | loosen up |
| Broader | act, behave, do |
| Nouns | relaxation |
| Meaning | Make less severe or strict. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| Synonyms | loosen |
| Similar to | relax, loosen |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Nouns | relaxation |
| Meaning | Become less severe or strict. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| Synonyms | loosen |
| Similar to | relax, loosen |
| Broader | change |
| Nouns | relaxation |
| Meaning | Make less active or fast. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Don't relax your efforts now" |
| Synonyms | slack, slacken, slack up |
| Broader | decrease, lessen, minify |
| Nouns | relaxation |
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