"relax" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈlæks/ Audio: en-us-relax.ogg [US] Forms: relaxes [present, singular, third-person], relaxing [participle, present], relaxed [participle, past], relaxed [past]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + laxāre (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|relaxen}} Middle English relaxen, {{der|en|fro|relaxer}} Old French relaxer, {{der|en|la|relaxāre|t=relax, loosen, open}} Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), {{m|la|re-|t=back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|laxāre|t=loosen}} laxāre (“loosen”), {{m|la|laxus|t=loose, free}} laxus (“loose, free”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} relax (third-person singular simple present relaxes, present participle relaxing, simple past and past participle relaxed)
  1. (transitive) To calm down. Tags: transitive Translations (to calm down): χαυνόω (khaunóō) (Ancient Greek), հանգստանալ (hangstanal) (Armenian), успокоявам се (uspokojavam se) (Bulgarian), relaxar-se (Catalan), falde til ro (Danish), slappe af (Danish), rauhoittaa (Finnish), détendre (French), se relaxer (French), relaxar (Galician), relaxen (German), runterkommen (German), beruhigen (German), χαλαρώνω (chalaróno) (Greek), megnyugszik (Hungarian), lig do scíth (Irish), rilassarsi (Italian), riposarsi (Italian), 落ち着く (ochitsuku) (Japanese), បន្ធូរអារម្មណ៍ (bɑntʰuu aarɑm) (Khmer), relaksować się [imperfective] (Polish), relaxar (Portuguese), relaxa (Romanian), destinde (Romanian), relajar (Spanish), reposar (Spanish), förslappa (Swedish), заспоко́юватись (zaspokójuvatysʹ) (Ukrainian), bình tĩnh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-qvO0AiUl Disambiguation of 'to calm down': 94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  2. (transitive) To make something loose. Tags: transitive Translations (to make something loose): اِسْتَرْخَى (istarḵā) (Arabic), هِدي (hidi) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), طْلق (ṭləq) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), разхлабвам (razhlabvam) (Bulgarian), relaxar (Catalan), afluixar (Catalan), 放鬆 (Chinese Mandarin), 放松 (fàngsōng) (Chinese Mandarin), uvolnit (Czech), losmaken (Dutch), löysentää (Finnish), löysätä (Finnish), relâcher (French), relaxar (Galician), lockern (German), entspannen (German), laxigar (Ido), くつろがせる (kutsurogaseru) (Japanese), relaxō (Latin), whakakorokoro (Maori), whakangoru (Maori), whakatangatanga (Maori), slappe av (Norwegian), rozluźnić [perfective] (Polish), poluzować (Polish), soltar (Portuguese), afrouxar (Portuguese), relaxa (Romanian), destinde (Romanian), desface (Romanian), расслабля́ть (rasslabljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассла́бить (rasslábitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), relajar (Spanish), aflojar (Spanish), laispi (Walloon), låtchî (Walloon), distinkyî (Walloon), llacio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-ieQ~nnJn Disambiguation of 'to make something loose': 0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2
  3. (intransitive) To become loose. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become loose): اِسْتَرْخَى (istarḵā) (Arabic), разхлабвам се (razhlabvam se) (Bulgarian), relaxar-se (Catalan), afluixar-se (Catalan), 放鬆 (Chinese Mandarin), 放松 (fàngsōng) (Chinese Mandarin), malstreĉiĝi (Esperanto), rentoutua (Finnish), rauhoittua (Finnish), löystyä (Finnish), laxeskar (Ido), くつろぐ (kutsurogu) (Japanese), soltar (Portuguese), afrouxar (Portuguese), расслабля́ться (rasslabljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), рассла́биться (rasslábitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), relajar (Spanish), розслабля́тися (rozslabljátysja) (Ukrainian), розсла́битися (rozslábytysja) (Ukrainian), ymlacio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-FH~PMlgi Disambiguation of 'to become loose': 2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4
  4. (transitive) To make something less severe or tense. Tags: transitive Translations (to make something less severe or tense): отпускам (otpuskam) (Bulgarian), смекчавам (smekčavam) (Bulgarian), relaxar (Catalan), ontspannen (Dutch), höllentää (Finnish), löyhentää (Finnish), entspannen (German), lockern (German), 落ち着かせる (ochitsukaseru) (Japanese), 和らげる (yawarageru) (Japanese), 緊張を解く (kinchō wo toku) [phrase] (Japanese), rozluźnić [perfective] (Polish), poluzować [perfective] (Polish), relaxar (Portuguese), relaxa (Romanian), ослабля́ть (oslabljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), осла́бить (oslábitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), распуска́ть (raspuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распусти́ть (raspustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), relajar (Spanish), послабля́ти (poslabljáty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-~30FSw6J Disambiguation of 'to make something less severe or tense': 2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1
  5. (intransitive) To become less severe or tense. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become less severe or tense): отпускам се (otpuskam se) (Bulgarian), relaxar (Catalan), senstreĉiĝi (Esperanto), rentoutua (Finnish), rauhoittua (Finnish), löystyä (Finnish), relata [slang] (Finnish), se détendre (French), 落ち着く (ochitsuku) (Japanese), 緊張を解く (kinchō o toku) [phrase] (Japanese), ほっとする (hotto suru) [colloquial] (Japanese), whakanā (Maori), rozluźnić się [perfective] (Polish), relaxar (Portuguese), relaxa (Romanian), распуска́ться (raspuskátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), распусти́ться (raspustítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), relajar (Spanish), ymlacio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-JKRVykrA Disambiguation of 'to become less severe or tense': 2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1
  6. (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient. Tags: transitive Translations (to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient): relaxar (Catalan), afluixar (Catalan), uvolnit (Czech), ontspannen (Dutch), höllentää (Finnish), entspannen (German), lockern (German), 緩和する (kanwa suru) (Japanese), 緩める (yurumeru) (Japanese), 緩和 (Mandarin), 缓和 (huǎnhé) (Mandarin), łagodzić [imperfective] (Polish), смягча́ть (smjaxčátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), смягчи́ть (smjaxčítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), relajar (Spanish), సడలించు (saḍaliñcu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-PY0H3xX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 5 7 7 31 8 15 10 Disambiguation of 'to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient': 1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1
  7. (intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become more lenient): relaxar-se (Catalan), höllentyä (Finnish), hölletä (Finnish), 緩和する (kanwa suru) (Japanese), 緩める (yurumeru) (Japanese), relaxa (Romanian), смягча́ться (smjaxčátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), смягчи́ться (smjaxčítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), relajar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-GleiqCd4 Disambiguation of 'to become more lenient': 2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1
  8. (transitive) To relieve (something) from stress. Tags: transitive Translations (to relieve (something) from stress): отпускам (otpuskam) (Bulgarian), разпускам (razpuskam) (Bulgarian), relaxar (Catalan), ontspannen (Dutch), rentouttaa (Finnish), entspannen (German), 落ち着かせる (ochitsukaseru) (Japanese), 和らげる (yawarageru) (Japanese), 緊張を解く (kinchō o toku) [phrase] (Japanese), relaxō (Latin), whakatakupe (Maori), relaxar (Portuguese), relaxa (Romanian), расслабля́ть (rasslabljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассла́бить (rasslábitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), relajarse (Spanish), estar de relax (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-3PZrxJtQ Disambiguation of 'to relieve (something) from stress': 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17
  9. (transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open. Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-relax-en-verb-ksweZkRI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: relaxable, overrelax, underrelax Related terms: relaxation

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "stress"
    },
    {
      "word": "excite"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "relaxable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "overrelax"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "relaxer"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French relaxer",
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    },
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "t": "loosen"
      },
      "expansion": "laxāre (“loosen”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + laxāre (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”).",
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      "form": "relaxes",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "relaxing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "relaxed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "relaxation"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To calm down."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-qvO0AiUl",
      "links": [
        [
          "calm down",
          "calm down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To calm down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hangstanal",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "հանգստանալ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uspokojavam se",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "успокоявам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "relaxar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "falde til ro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "slappe af"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "rauhoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "détendre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "se relaxer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "relaxen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "runterkommen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "beruhigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chalaróno",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "χαλαρώνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "khaunóō",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "χαυνόω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "megnyugszik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "lig do scíth"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "rilassarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "riposarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ochitsuku",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "落ち着く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "bɑntʰuu aarɑm",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "បន្ធូរអារម្មណ៍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "relaksować się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "relaxa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "destinde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "relajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "reposar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "förslappa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaspokójuvatysʹ",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "заспоко́юватись"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to calm down",
          "word": "bình tĩnh"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to relax a rope or cord",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to relax the muscles or sinews",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something loose."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-ieQ~nnJn",
      "links": [
        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something loose."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istarḵā",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "اِسْتَرْخَى"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "hidi",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "هِدي"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṭləq",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "طْلق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razhlabvam",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "разхлабвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "afluixar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "放鬆"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fàngsōng",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "放松"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "uvolnit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "losmaken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "löysentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "löysätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "relâcher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "lockern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "entspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "laxigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kutsurogaseru",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "くつろがせる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "relaxō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "whakakorokoro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "whakangoru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "whakatangatanga"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "slappe av"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "rozluźnić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "poluzować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "soltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "afrouxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "relaxa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "destinde"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "desface"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslabljátʹ",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "расслабля́ть"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslábitʹ",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "рассла́бить"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "relajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "aflojar"
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          "code": "wa",
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          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "laispi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "låtchî"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "wa",
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          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "distinkyî"
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          "_dis1": "0 75 5 10 0 9 0 0 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to make something loose",
          "word": "llacio"
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)",
          "text": "I relax in the living room.\nAudio (US) (file)"
        }
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        "To become loose."
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      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-FH~PMlgi",
      "links": [
        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become loose."
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istarḵā",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "اِسْتَرْخَى"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razhlabvam se",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "разхлабвам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "relaxar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "afluixar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "放鬆"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fàngsōng",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "放松"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "malstreĉiĝi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "rentoutua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "rauhoittua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "löystyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "laxeskar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kutsurogu",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "くつろぐ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "soltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "afrouxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslabljátʹsja",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "расслабля́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslábitʹsja",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "рассла́биться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "relajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rozslabljátysja",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "розслабля́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rozslábytysja",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "розсла́битися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 11 0 12 1 4",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to become loose",
          "word": "ymlacio"
        }
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          "text": "to relax discipline",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "to relax one's attention or endeavours",
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        }
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        [
          "tense",
          "tense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something less severe or tense."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otpuskam",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "отпускам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "smekčavam",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "смекчавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "ontspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "höllentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "löyhentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "entspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "lockern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ochitsukaseru",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "落ち着かせる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yawarageru",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "和らげる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kinchō wo toku",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "phrase"
          ],
          "word": "緊張を解く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "rozluźnić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "poluzować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "relaxa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oslabljátʹ",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ослабля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oslábitʹ",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "осла́бить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspuskátʹ",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "распуска́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspustítʹ",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "распусти́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "relajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 5 0 62 23 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poslabljáty",
          "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
          "word": "послабля́ти"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To become less severe or tense."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-JKRVykrA",
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        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ],
        [
          "tense",
          "tense"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To become less severe or tense."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otpuskam se",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "отпускам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "senstreĉiĝi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "rentoutua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "rauhoittua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "löystyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "relata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "se détendre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ochitsuku",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "落ち着く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kinchō o toku",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "phrase"
          ],
          "word": "緊張を解く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hotto suru",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "ほっとする"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "whakanā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "rozluźnić się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "relaxa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspuskátʹsja",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "распуска́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspustítʹsja",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "распусти́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "relajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 7 21 61 0 7 1 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
          "word": "ymlacio"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 5 7 7 31 8 15 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction",
          "text": "The statute of mortmain[…] was at several times relaxed by the legislature.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1953, “Section 2. Jurisdiction”, in Edward Samuel Corwin, editor, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, page 589",
          "text": "The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: \"The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-PY0H3xX-",
      "links": [
        [
          "lenient",
          "lenient"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "afluixar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "uvolnit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "ontspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "höllentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "entspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "lockern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanwa suru",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "緩和する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yurumeru",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "緩める"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "緩和"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "roman": "huǎnhé",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "缓和"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "łagodzić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smjaxčátʹ",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "смягча́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smjaxčítʹ",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "смягчи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "relajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 0 8 1 71 9 1 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "saḍaliñcu",
          "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
          "word": "సడలించు"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To become more lenient."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-GleiqCd4",
      "links": [
        [
          "lenient",
          "lenient"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of codes and regulations"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "relaxar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "höllentyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "hölletä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanwa suru",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "緩和する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yurumeru",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "緩める"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "relaxa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smjaxčátʹsja",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "смягча́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smjaxčítʹsja",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "смягчи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 10 1 10 8 67 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become more lenient",
          "word": "relajar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Amusement relaxes the mind.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To relieve (something) from stress."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-3PZrxJtQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "relieve",
          "relieve"
        ],
        [
          "stress",
          "stress"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To relieve (something) from stress."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otpuskam",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "отпускам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razpuskam",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "разпускам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "ontspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "rentouttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "entspannen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ochitsukaseru",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "落ち着かせる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yawarageru",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "和らげる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kinchō o toku",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "tags": [
            "phrase"
          ],
          "word": "緊張を解く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "relaxō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "whakatakupe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "relaxar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "relaxa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslabljátʹ",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "расслабля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasslábitʹ",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "рассла́бить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "relajarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 0 1 2 2 1 1 75 17",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
          "word": "estar de relax"
        }
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An aperient relaxes the bowels.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open."
      ],
      "id": "en-relax-en-verb-ksweZkRI",
      "links": [
        [
          "constipation",
          "constipation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈlæks/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æks"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-relax.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/En-us-relax.ogg/En-us-relax.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/En-us-relax.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "relax"
}
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    {
      "word": "stress"
    },
    {
      "word": "excite"
    }
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of Czech translations",
    "Requests for review of Dutch translations",
    "Requests for review of German translations",
    "Requests for review of Hungarian translations",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
    "Requests for review of Korean translations",
    "Requests for review of Swedish translations",
    "Requests for review of Volapük translations",
    "Rhymes:English/æks",
    "Rhymes:English/æks/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "relaxable"
    },
    {
      "word": "overrelax"
    },
    {
      "word": "underrelax"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "relaxen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English relaxen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "relaxer"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French relaxer",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "relaxāre",
        "t": "relax, loosen, open"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "re-",
        "t": "back"
      },
      "expansion": "re- (“back”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "laxāre",
        "t": "loosen"
      },
      "expansion": "laxāre (“loosen”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "laxus",
        "t": "loose, free"
      },
      "expansion": "laxus (“loose, free”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxāre (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + laxāre (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”).",
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    {
      "form": "relaxes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "relaxing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "relaxed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "relaxed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "relaxation"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To calm down."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "calm down",
          "calm down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To calm down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to relax a rope or cord",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to relax the muscles or sinews",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something loose."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something loose."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with audio links"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)",
          "text": "I relax in the living room.\nAudio (US) (file)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become loose."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become loose."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to relax discipline",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to relax one's attention or endeavours",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something less severe or tense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ],
        [
          "tense",
          "tense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something less severe or tense."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become less severe or tense."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ],
        [
          "tense",
          "tense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become less severe or tense."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction",
          "text": "The statute of mortmain[…] was at several times relaxed by the legislature.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1953, “Section 2. Jurisdiction”, in Edward Samuel Corwin, editor, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, page 589",
          "text": "The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: \"The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lenient",
          "lenient"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become more lenient."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lenient",
          "lenient"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of codes and regulations"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Amusement relaxes the mind.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To relieve (something) from stress."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relieve",
          "relieve"
        ],
        [
          "stress",
          "stress"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To relieve (something) from stress."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "An aperient relaxes the bowels.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "constipation",
          "constipation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈlæks/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æks"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-relax.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/En-us-relax.ogg/En-us-relax.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/En-us-relax.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hangstanal",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "հանգստանալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uspokojavam se",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "успокоявам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "relaxar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "falde til ro"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "slappe af"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "rauhoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "détendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "se relaxer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "relaxen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "runterkommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "beruhigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chalaróno",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "χαλαρώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "khaunóō",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "χαυνόω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "megnyugszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "lig do scíth"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "rilassarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "riposarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ochitsuku",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "落ち着く"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑntʰuu aarɑm",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "បន្ធូរអារម្មណ៍"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "relaksować się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "relaxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "destinde"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "reposar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "förslappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaspokójuvatysʹ",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "заспоко́юватись"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to calm down",
      "word": "bình tĩnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istarḵā",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "اِسْتَرْخَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "hidi",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "هِدي"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭləq",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "طْلق"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razhlabvam",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "разхлабвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "afluixar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "放鬆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fàngsōng",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "放松"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "uvolnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "losmaken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "löysentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "löysätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "relâcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "lockern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "entspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "laxigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kutsurogaseru",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "くつろがせる"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "relaxō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "whakakorokoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "whakangoru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "whakatangatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "slappe av"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozluźnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "poluzować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "soltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "afrouxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "relaxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "destinde"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "desface"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslabljátʹ",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расслабля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslábitʹ",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассла́бить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "aflojar"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "laispi"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "låtchî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "distinkyî"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to make something loose",
      "word": "llacio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istarḵā",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "اِسْتَرْخَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razhlabvam se",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "разхлабвам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "relaxar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "afluixar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "放鬆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fàngsōng",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "放松"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "malstreĉiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "rentoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "rauhoittua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "löystyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "laxeskar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kutsurogu",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "くつろぐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "soltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "afrouxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslabljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расслабля́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslábitʹsja",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассла́биться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozslabljátysja",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "розслабля́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozslábytysja",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "розсла́битися"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to become loose",
      "word": "ymlacio"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otpuskam",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "отпускам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smekčavam",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "смекчавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "ontspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "höllentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "löyhentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "entspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "lockern"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ochitsukaseru",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "落ち着かせる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yawarageru",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "和らげる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kinchō wo toku",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "緊張を解く"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozluźnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poluzować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "relaxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslabljátʹ",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ослабля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oslábitʹ",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осла́бить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspuskátʹ",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "распуска́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspustítʹ",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "распусти́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslabljáty",
      "sense": "to make something less severe or tense",
      "word": "послабля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otpuskam se",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "отпускам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "senstreĉiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "rentoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "rauhoittua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "löystyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "relata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "se détendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ochitsuku",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "落ち着く"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kinchō o toku",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "緊張を解く"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hotto suru",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "ほっとする"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "whakanā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozluźnić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "relaxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspuskátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "распуска́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspustítʹsja",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "распусти́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to become less severe or tense",
      "word": "ymlacio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "afluixar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "uvolnit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "ontspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "höllentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "entspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "lockern"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanwa suru",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "緩和する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yurumeru",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "緩める"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "緩和"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "huǎnhé",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "缓和"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "huǎnhé",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "缓和"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "łagodzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smjaxčátʹ",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "смягча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smjaxčítʹ",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "смягчи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "saḍaliñcu",
      "sense": "to make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient",
      "word": "సడలించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "relaxar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "höllentyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "hölletä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanwa suru",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "緩和する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yurumeru",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "緩める"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "relaxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smjaxčátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "смягча́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smjaxčítʹsja",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "смягчи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become more lenient",
      "word": "relajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otpuskam",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "отпускам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razpuskam",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "разпускам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "ontspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "rentouttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "entspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ochitsukaseru",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "落ち着かせる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yawarageru",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "和らげる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kinchō o toku",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "tags": [
        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "緊張を解く"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "relaxō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "whakatakupe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "relaxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "relaxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslabljátʹ",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расслабля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasslábitʹ",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассла́бить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "relajarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to relieve (something) from stress",
      "word": "estar de relax"
    }
  ],
  "word": "relax"
}

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