Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-LAX'
RE-LAX', v.i.
- To abate in severity; to become more mild or less rigorous. In others she relax'd again, / And govern'd with a looser rein. – Prior.
- To remit in close attention. It is useful for the student to relax often, and give himself to exercise and amusements.
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