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(verb) cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" |
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Synonyms: loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind |
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Related Words: affect, unbend |
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Antonyms: tense |
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(verb) become less tense; "He relaxed in the hot tub" |
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Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, slow down, unbend, unlax, unwind |
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Related Words: change state, sit back, take it easy, turn |
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Antonyms: tense |
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(verb) become less tight; "the rope relaxed" |
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Synonyms: loose |
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Related Words: loosen, relax |
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(verb) make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope" |
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Synonyms: unbend |
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Related Words: loose, loosen, unbrace |
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(verb) become loose or looser; "The noose loosened" |
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Synonyms: loosen |
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Related Words: loose, relax, weaken |
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