Definition of Relax

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Definition of Relax

Relax

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.

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.

Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.

To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.

To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.

To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.

To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.

Relaxation.

Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.

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Relax Quotations

Art raises its head where creeds relax.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I think the best thing I can do is to be a distraction. A husband lives and breathes his work all day long. If he comes home to more table thumping, how can the poor man ever relax?
Jackie Kennedy

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
Alan Watts

To look back is to relax one's vigil.
Bette Davis

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Robert A. Heinlein

You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression.
Norman Rockwell

That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.
Chester W. Nimitz

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
Charles Barkley

I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
Eddie Murphy

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
William S. Burroughs

Relax Translations

relax in Dutch is verslappen, zich verpozen
relax in French is relaxez, relaxent, relaxer, relaxons
relax in German is ausruhen, abspannen, entspannen
relax in Italian is rilassare
relax in Latin is relaxo
relax in Portuguese is relaxe
relax in Spanish is relajar
relax in Swedish is koppla av, slakna

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