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Open English Wordnet Verbs (v) relax , unbend make less taut “relax the tension on the rope”
(v) loosen , relax , loose become loose or looser or less tight “The noose loosened” ,
“the rope relaxed”
(v) relax , loosen up become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner “our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group”
(v) relax , loosen make less severe or strict “The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught”
(v) relax , loosen become less severe or strict “The rules relaxed after the new director arrived”
(v) slack , slacken , slack up , relax make less active or fast “He slackened his pace as he got tired” ,
“Don't relax your efforts now”