relax

verb

make less active or fast

become less severe or strict

make less severe or strict

become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

cause to feel relaxed

become loose or looser or less tight

make less taut

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

Roots

rere- · Latin · back laxus-lax · Latin · loose

Synonyms for relax

unwindv unbendv loosenv unbracev slackenv slackadj restn looseadj easev relievev

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Where does relax come from?

The word relax breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -lax, from Latin laxus (“loose”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.