relax
verb
[ rɪˈlaks ]
• make or become less tense or anxious.
• "he relaxed and smiled confidently"
• make (a rule or restriction) less strict.
• "the ministry relaxed some of the restrictions"
Similar:
moderate,
modify,
temper,
make less strict/formal,
ease,
ease up on,
loosen,
lessen,
lighten,
slacken,
alleviate,
mitigate,
qualify,
dilute,
weaken,
reduce,
diminish,
decrease,
let up on,
Opposite:
tighten up,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin relaxare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’.
