1. (n.) To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.

2. (n.) To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors.

3. (n.) Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.

4. (n.) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.

5. (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.

6. (v. i.) To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.

7. (v. i.) To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.

8. (n.) Relaxation.

9. (a.) Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.

3935. pariemi -- to pass by or over, to relax
... to pass by or over, to relax. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pariemi Phonetic
Spelling: (par-ee'-ay-mi) Short Definition: I neglect, omit, slacken ...
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3886. paraluo -- to loose from the side
... to loose from the side. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: paraluo Phonetic Spelling:
(par-al-oo'-o) Short Definition: I relax, enfeeble Definition: I relax ...
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1590. ekluo -- to loose, release, to grow weary
... Phonetic Spelling: (ek-loo'-o) Short Definition: I am unstrung, become weak, fail
Definition: I loose, release, unloose (as a bow-string), relax, enfeeble; pass ...
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447. aniemi -- to send up, produce, send back
... an-ee'-ay-mee) Short Definition: I let go, loosen, release, give up, neglect Definition:
I send up, produce, send back; I let go; I relax, loosen, hence met: I ...
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1932. epieikeia -- fairness, gentleness
... 1932 ("true equity") is a "sweet reasonableness" that knows when to "relax the
requirements concern ing others . . to carry out the of the law" (GR ...
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2869. kopazo -- to grow weary
... cease. From kopos; to tire, ie (figuratively) to relax -- cease. see GREEK kopos.
(ekopasen) -- 3 Occurrences. 2868, 2869. kopazo. 2870 . Strong's Numbers.
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7503. raphah -- sink, relax
... 7502, 7503. raphah. 7504 . sink, relax. Transliteration: raphah Phonetic
Spelling: (raw-faw') Short Definition: fail. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7363. rachaph -- to grow soft, relax
... 7362, 7363. rachaph. 7363a . to grow soft, relax. Transliteration: rachaph
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-khaf') Short Definition: relax. flutter, move, shake ...
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7363a. rachaph -- to grow soft, relax
... rachaph. 7363b . to grow soft, relax. Transliteration: rachaph Short Definition:
tremble. ... root Definition to grow soft, relax NASB Word Usage tremble (1). ...
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6296. pagar -- to be exhausted or faint
... root Definition to be exhausted or faint NASB Word Usage exhausted (2). be faint.
A primitive root; to relax, ie Become exhausted -- be faint. 6295, 6296. ...
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1826a. damam -- to be or grow dumb, silent or still
... 1), destroyed (1), doomed (1), have...rest (1), keeps silent (1), kept silent (3),
made silent (1), motionless (1), perish (1), quieted (1), relax (1), rest (1 ...
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That the Ruler Relax not his Care for the Things that are Within ...
... That the ruler relax not his care for the things that are within in his occupation
among the things that are without, nor neglect to provide for the things ...
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The Pretended Relaxation.
... no means satisfied with its contents, [2711] instead of sending the above-quoted
decree to the governors under him, gave them verbal commands to relax the war ...
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Of Certain Temptations of Satan. Instructions Relating Thereto.
... beginning, then, we should strive to be cheerful and unconstrained; for there are
people who think it is all over with devotion if they relax themselves ever ...
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The Answer Telling in what Cases the Determination is to be Kept ...
... down with regard to those fundamental commands, without which our salvation cannot
in any way exist, but with regard to those which we can either relax or hold ...
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Of the Diminished Power of the Devils.
... back by the power of the cross penetrating even to the desert, and by its grace
which shines everywhere; or else our carelessness makes them relax something of ...
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Portrait of a Matron
... But prosperity does not make her relax her efforts so we are told again in verses
17-19 of her abridging the hours of sleep, and toiling with wool and flax ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/portrait of a matron.htm

Dedication.
... We say nothing about these persons, because they not only relax the asseverations
and the promises of God, which are the true foundations of the Christian ...
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On the Good of Widowhood.
... The 16th Canon of Chalcedon imposes such a penalty, with power to the Bishop
to relax it."Abridged from the Benedictine Edition. ...
/.../augustine/on the good of widowhood /on the good of widowhood.htm

An Account of the Organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church ...
... become an independent government, no longer under the control of Great Britain,
either in civil or ecclesiastical matters, Mr. Wesley began to relax from the ...
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God Just as Well as Merciful; Accordingly, Mercy must not be ...
... Scriptures, the cable of contention with alternate pull into diverse directions;
so that one (Scripture) may seem to draw tight, another to relax, the reins of ...
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Relax (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like;
to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the ...
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Remit (3 Occurrences)
... Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision.
5. (vt) To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate. ...
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Loose (219 Occurrences)
... 14. (v.) To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence,
to absolve; to remit. 15. (v.) To relax; to loosen; to make less strict. 16. ...
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Give (13501 Occurrences)
... 14. (vi) To give a gift or gifts. 15. (vi) To yield to force or pressure; to relax;
to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet. 16. ...
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Idleness (4 Occurrences)
... i'-d'-l, i'-d'-l-nes: Both words, adjective and noun, render different Hebrew words
(from `atsel, "to be lazy," raphah, "to relax," and shaqaT, "to be quiet"). ...
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Idle (33 Occurrences)
... i'-d'-l, i'-d'-l-nes: Both words, adjective and noun, render different Hebrew words
(from `atsel, "to be lazy," raphah, "to relax," and shaqaT, "to be quiet"). ...
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Release (61 Occurrences)
... in possession; to quit. 5. (n.) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation
of; as, to release an ordinance. 6. (n.) The act of ...
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Resolve (3 Occurrences)
... 9. (vi) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies,
resulting in a concord. 10. (vi) To relax; to lay at ease. 11. ...
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Relaxation (1 Occurrence)

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Dissolve (4 Occurrences)
... liquefy; to soften. 4. (vt) To solve; to clear up; to resolve. 5. (vt)
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. 6. (vt) To annul ...
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