·noun Relaxation.
II. Relax ·adj Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.
III. Relax ·vi To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
IV. Relax ·vi To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.
V. Relax ·vi To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to Unbend; as, to relax in study.
VI. Relax ·noun To relieve from constipation; to Loosen; to Open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.
VII. Relax ·noun Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to Ease; to Recreate; to Divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
VIII. Relax ·noun To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors.
IX. Relax ·noun To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to Slacken; to Loosen; to Open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.