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Word entry · 5 letters

relax

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"Become calm"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈlæks/Part of speech verbSorted aelrxStarts with REnds with X1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cause to feel relaxed

Word origin

From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + laxāre (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”). By surface analysis, re- + lax (“open, free, loose”).

Used in a sentence

  • to relax a rope or cord
  • to relax the muscles or sinews
  • Horror […] all his joynts relax'd.

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