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(v)
(intransitive, colloquial) To relax.
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(transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
(colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously.
(transitive) To relieve from strain; to relax.
To remove a bend so as to make, or allow to become, straight.
(transitive) To make loose.
(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
(intransitive, colloquial) To relax; to chill out; to rest and become relieved of stress
cause to feel relaxed
(n)
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
The act by which something is eased.
(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
(transitive) To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
(transitive) To make something soft or softer.
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
A pause or period of slackening.
(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
(adj)
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
(intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
(adv)
(manner) At a slow pace.
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
In a soft manner; gently.
Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
(rowing) Synonym of easy-oar.
(intransitive) To become stable.
(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
By oneself, solitary.
(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
(uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
To conclude or resolve (something):
(transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
(intransitive) To become broad or broader.
(law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
To moderate or control.
(transitive) To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
(transitive) To make something less bright.
(transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
(intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of liberalize. [(transitive) to make liberal, free.]
(transitive) to make liberal, free.
(intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
Causing mild fear.
To furnish with cushions.
(transitive) To cause, to precipitate, to bring (something) about in response or as a result.
A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.
(transitive) To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
A surname from Chinese.
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel panic (“overwhelming fear or fright”); also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.
(archaic or poetic) To sweeten.
(transitive) To make sweet to the taste.
Alternative form of destress. [(transitive) To reduce the physical stresses in (a material).]
(intransitive) To lean back.
(intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
(intransitive) To cease or stop.
(also figuratively, of food or drink, or its flavour) Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
Alternative spelling of tranquilize. [(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.]
(informal, idiomatic) To relax or rest.
(intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
(intransitive) To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
(intransitive, slang) To relax or take time out; to calm down; reduce or go easy on something.
(intransitive) To relax; to be laid back.
(intransitive) To become less excited, intense, or angry.
(rare, ambitransitive) To make or become calm or calmer.
(intransitive) To establish a settled lifestyle for oneself, especially by marrying.
(transitive) To make calm; to calm down.
(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
(intransitive) To relax, especially one's muscles.
(informal) Calm down, relax, take a time out.
(uncountable) Determination; will power.
(transitive) To tranquilize again.
(ambitransitive) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
Alternative spelling of retranquilize. [(transitive) To tranquilize again.]
(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
(transitive, nautical) To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
(informal, intransitive) To become more relaxed or less demanding.
(of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.
Without motion.