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- [ri-laks]
- /rɪˈlæks/
- /rɪˈlæks/
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- [ri-laks]
- /rɪˈlæks/
Definitions of relax word
- verb with object relax to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles. 1
- verb with object relax to diminish the force of. 1
- verb with object relax to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc. 1
- verb with object relax to make less strict or severe, as rules, discipline, etc.: to relax the requirements for a license. 1
- verb with object relax to release or bring relief from the effects of tension, anxiety, etc.: A short swim always relaxes me. 1
- verb without object relax to become less tense, rigid, or firm. 1
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Origin of relax
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English relaxen < Latin relaxāre to stretch out again, loosen, equivalent to re- re- + laxāre to loosen, derivative of laxus slack, lax
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Parts of speech for Relax
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
relax popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
relax usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for relax
verb relax
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
Antonyms for relax
verb relax
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- break one's neck — to exert oneself greatly, esp by hurrying, in order to do something
- buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
- cultivate — If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
- disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
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