v.
1. tr. & intr. make or become less stiff or rigid or tense.
2 tr. & intr. make or become less formal or strict (rules were relaxed).
3 tr. reduce or abate (one's attention, efforts, etc.).
4 intr. cease work or effort.
5 tr. (as relaxed adj.) at ease; unperturbed.
Derivatives:
relaxedly adv. relaxedness n. relaxer n.
Etymology: ME f. L relaxare (as RE-, LAX)