relax
/rɪˈlæks/ v [I/T]Definition
› to become or cause someone to become calm and comfortable, and not worried or nervous, or to become or cause a muscle or the body to become less tight: [I] She saw a need for a downtown club where women could relax. [T] This exercise will help you to relax your neck muscles. [T] He relaxed his grip on my arm (= held it less tightly). › When rules or controls are relaxed, they are made less severe. relaxation /ˌriˌlækˈseɪ·ʃən/ n [U] › The senator and his family flew to West Palm Beach for golf and relaxation.
(Definition of relax v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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