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Definitions for Relax

[1] to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
[2] to diminish the force of.
[3] to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc.
[4] to make less strict or severe, as rules, discipline, etc.: to relax the requirements for a license.
[5] to release or bring relief from the effects of tension, anxiety, etc.: A short swim always relaxes me.
[6] to become less tense, rigid, or firm.
[7] to become less strict or severe; grow milder.
[8] to reduce or stop work, effort, application, etc., especially for the sake of rest or recreation.
[9] to release oneself from inhibition, worry, tension, etc.
[10] to make (muscles, a grip, etc) less tense or rigid or (of muscles, a grip, etc) to become looser or less rigid
[11] (intr) to take rest or recreation, as from work or effort on Sundays, she just relaxes ; she relaxes by playing golf
[12] to lessen the force of (effort, concentration, etc) or (of effort) to become diminished
[13] to make (rules or discipline) less rigid or strict or (of rules, etc) to diminish in severity
[14] (intr) (of a person) to become less formal; unbend

Words related to Relax

unwind, recline, soften, calm, loosen, slow, reduce, ease, relieve, modify, lower, weaken, repose, rest, tranquilize, laze, unbend, unlax, mitigate, slack

Words nearby Relax

relativity, relativize, relator, relatum, relaunch, relax, relaxant, relaxant reversal, relaxation, relaxation oscillator, relaxation suture

Origin of Relax

1350–1400; Middle English relaxen < Latin relaxāre to stretch out again, loosen, equivalent to re- re- + laxāre to loosen, derivative of laxus slack, lax

Other words from Relax

re·lax·a·tive , re·lax·a·tory [ri-lak -suh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /rɪˈlæk səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
re·lax·er , noun
o·ver·re·lax , verb
un·re·lax·ing , adjective

Word origin for Relax

C15: from Latin relaxāre to loosen, from re- + laxāre to loosen, from laxus loose, lax

Synonyms for Relax

calm, lie down, loosen up, recline, sit back, soften, unwind, laze, repose, rest, tranquilize, unbend, unlax, breathe easy, calm down, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, ease off, feel at home, hang loose, knock off, let oneself go, make oneself at home, put one's feet up, settle back, simmer down, sit around, stop work, take a break, take a breather, take it easy, take one's time, take ten, take time out