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English verb: relax | |||
| 1. | relax (body) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | ||
| Samples | He relaxed in the hot tub. Let's all relax after a hard day's work. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue relax | ||
| Synonyms | decompress, loosen up, slow down, unbend, unwind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sit back, take it easy, vege out, vegetate | ||
| Antonyms | tense up, tense | ||
| 2. | relax (change) make less taut | ||
| Samples | Relax the tension on the rope. | ||
| Synonyms | unbend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loose, loosen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | unbrace | ||
| 3. | relax (change) become loose or looser or less tight | ||
| Samples | The noose loosened. The rope relaxed. | ||
| Synonyms | loose, loosen | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| Antonyms | stiffen | ||
| 4. | relax (body) cause to feel relaxed | ||
| Samples | A hot bath always relaxes me. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to relax Sue | ||
| Synonyms | loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | unbend | ||
| Cause | decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind | ||
| Antonyms | tense up, tense, strain | ||
| 5. | relax (social) become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner | ||
| Samples | Our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group. | ||
| Synonyms | loosen up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
| 6. | relax (social) make less severe or strict | ||
| Samples | The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught. | ||
| Synonyms | loosen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | loosen, relax | ||
| 7. | relax (social) become less severe or strict | ||
| Samples | The rules relaxed after the new director arrived. | ||
| Synonyms | loosen | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | loosen, relax | ||
| 8. | relax (change) make less active or fast | ||
| Samples | He slackened his pace as he got tired. Don't relax your efforts now. | ||
| Synonyms | slack, slack up, slacken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
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