relax
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rÉĒ
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lax
ˈlÃĻks
lāks
/rÉĒˈlÃĻks/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "relax"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to feel less worried or stressed
Intransitive
to relax definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He likes to relax in the garden during the evenings.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to loosen or reduce curl or wave pattern in the hair for a straighter or smoother look, often using heat styling tools or techniques
Transitive: to relax hair
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stylist used a special cream to relax her curls, making them more manageable.
āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āρāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āϚ⧁āϞāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make a limb or muscle become less tense or stiff
Transitive: to relax a muscle or limb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The yoga routine helped relax his muscles and improve his flexibility.
āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻž āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to loosen or reduce the tightness or firmness of something
Transitive: to relax a grip or knot
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She relaxed the knot in the ribbon, giving the package a more casual look.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻŋāρāϟ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϜāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to reduce or eliminate the tension or pressure from something
Transitive: to relax one's mind
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soft music in the background helped relax the atmosphere in the room.
āĻĒāϟāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āύāϰāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to reduce the intensity or speed of an activity or process
Transitive: to relax an activity or process
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to relax his schedule to reduce stress and have more free time.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a rule, restriction, or policy) to become less strict or more flexible over time
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school 's policy started to relax as students showed better behavior.
āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϰāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to ease or reduce the severity of a rule, restriction, or policy
Transitive: to relax a regulation or policy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After reviewing the situation, the company relaxed its dress code policy.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏ āϕ⧋āĻĄ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to become less rigid, serious, or formal
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She usually keeps a professional tone at work but relaxes with her friends on weekends.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ⧀ āϏ⧁āϰ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

relaxant
relaxation
relaxed
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