English > make relaxed: 1 sense > verb 1, body| Meaning | Cause to feel relaxed. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Synonyms | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind |
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| Cause to | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
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| Narrower | unbend | Release from mental strain, tension, or formality |
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| Broader | affect | act physically on |
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| Opposite | tense, strain, tense up | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
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| Spanish | relajar |
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| Catalan | relaxar |
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