relax: meaning and definitions

To make lax or loose: relax one's grip.

To make less severe or strict: relax a curfew.

To reduce in intensity; slacken: relax one's efforts.

To relieve from tension or strain: The warm bath relaxed me.

To take one's ease; rest.

To become lax or loose.

To become less severe or strict.

To become less restrained or tense.