RELAX (2)

relax (2)|relaxed. Relax, or Relaxed, pa. slackened, weakened

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Re‐lax″, v. i. 1. 1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.
His knees relax with toil. Pope. 2. 2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. Prior. 3. 3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.