relaxatev.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlakseɪt/, U.S.

/rəˈlækseɪt/,

/riˈlækseɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within Englsh, by back-formation. Etymons: Latin relaxāt- , relaxāre ; relaxation n.

Etymology: < classical Latin relaxāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of relaxāre relax v., probably after relaxation n. In recent use probably re-formed as a back-formation < relaxation n. Compare earlier relax v.

†1. transitive. To make relaxed. Also intransitive: to cause relaxation (rare). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > loose or stiff condition > [verb (transitive)]

leesea1325

lithe1362

unloosec1390

relax?a1425

supple1526

supply1534

nimble1581

relaxate1598

lax1661

limber1748

unstiffen1855

untense1970

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)]

temperc1000

keelc1175

slakea1300

abate?c1335

settle1338

swagea1340

modifyc1385

rebatea1398

bate1398

moder1414

releasea1425

remiss?a1425

moderate1435

alethe?1440

delaya1450

appal1470

addulce1477

mollify1496

mean?a1513

relent1535

qualify1536

temperatea1540

aplake1578

slack1589

relaxate1598

milden1603

mitigate1611

relax1612

alleniate1615

allay1628

alloy1634

castigate1653

smoothen1655

tendera1656

mitify1656

meeken1662

remitigate1671

obviscate1684

slacken1685

chastise1704

dulcify1744

absorb1791

demulceate1817

chasten1856

modulate1974

mediate1987

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > make less dense [verb (transitive)] > loosen texture

relaxa1398

relaxate1598

loosen1697

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (transitive)] > specific part of body

relax?a1425

remit?1518

loll1575

hang1598

relaxate1598

loba1616

flag1637

slacken1663

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. f. 40^v/2 We Cauterize alsoe the Eyeliddes, which are relaxated [Fr. relaschees].

1655 T. Vaughan Evphrates 46 The centrall and cælestiall Luminaries have, by their mutuall mixture and conflux of beames relaxated and dilated the Pores of the earth.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ssss^v This Unguent..relaxates, leniates, and mollifies.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV vi. 369 God cannot relaxate his penal Laws.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 103 The Messias..will come to relaxate his people from the Captivity of Sin.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 103 Cyrus, King of Persia, will relaxate your Captivity.

1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) iv. lxvii. 275 The retentive Faculty of the Nerve which restrains the Muscle call'd Sphincter ('tis the Arse-hole, an't please you) was relaxated by the Violence of the Fear which he had been in.

1735 Sportsman's Dict. I Hip-shot, a horse is said to be such, when he..has sprained his haunches or hips, so as to relaxate the ligaments that keep the bone in it's due place.

1784 T. Mortimer tr. J. Necker Treat. Admin. Finances of France I. p. li It is by these precautions..that order is maintained or relaxated.

2. intransitive. To become relaxed (in any sense), to undergo relaxation. Now chiefly Science.In 17th cent. frequently in the writings of H. More, in both senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [verb (intransitive)] > be or become slack or not tense

relax?a1425

slack1577

relaxate1598

slacken1850

unstretch1888

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > be mild, gentle, or tolerant [verb (intransitive)] > become

melta1225

to-melta1240

mollifya1530

relaxate1598

relax1688

mellow1737

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. Apol. Chirurgians f. 52^v/2 The face..waxeth pale,..the Belly relaxateth [Fr. se lasche], & the speech fayleth.

1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. xii. 380 If they ever relaxate into mirth,..it is foolishly antick and deformed.

1706 tr. L. Verduc Manner curing Fractures xvii. 93 in tr. A. Belloste Hosp. Surgeon (ed. 2) The Bones of the Carpus are more apt to relaxate than to suffer Luxation.

1907 C. Winkler Central Course Nervus Octavus i. 32 Sometimes the eyes relaxate, and in that case they are brought back into maximal deviation by a sudden shock, nystagmus is seen.

1993 J. C. Meijer & J. M. Fentener van Vlissingen in G. J. King Reprod. Domesticated Animals ii. 35 These ligaments must relaxate to facilitate parturition.

2004 A. Klaedtke et al. in W. Hergert et al. Computational Materials Sci. v. 100 The inversion..should relaxate with a non-radiative relaxation constant.

Derivatives

reˈlaxating n. and adj. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement

unbinding1382

releasing1395

loosing1415

dischargec1458

enlargement1540

release1559

relaxationa1578

unloosing1578

bail1598

loosening1598

releasant1606

enlarge1608

dismission1609

eluctation1627

to let go1631

relaxating1647

unfetteringa1653

disimprisonment1656

disimprisoning1659

absolute discharge1729

disincarceration1831

decarceration1963

1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iv. 51 The word..is used again, for loosing in our sense, relaxating of, or freeing from a censure of excommunication.

1704 tr. G. Baglivi Pract. Physick 314 There lies a just Charge against the bitter and sharp Particles, the relaxating and contracting.

1869 J. E. Garretson Treat. Dis. & Surg. Mouth, Jaws xx. 530 It is impossible to succeed in the reduction without the aid of relaxating agents.

2007 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (ed. 10) 11 539/2 The main function of muscle is to generate power, normally cyclically and repetitively, for example, contracting and relaxating of the diaphragm during breathing, or of the leg extensor muscles in walking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	relaxate
释义	relaxatev. Brit. /rᵻˈlakseɪt/, U.S. /rəˈlækseɪt/, /riˈlækseɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within Englsh, by back-formation. Etymons: Latin relaxāt- , relaxāre ; relaxation n. Etymology: < classical Latin relaxāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of relaxāre relax v., probably after relaxation n. In recent use probably re-formed as a back-formation < relaxation n. Compare earlier relax v. †1. transitive. To make relaxed. Also intransitive: to cause relaxation (rare). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > loose or stiff condition > [verb (transitive)] leesea1325 lithe1362 unloosec1390 relax?a1425 supple1526 supply1534 nimble1581 relaxate1598 lax1661 limber1748 unstiffen1855 untense1970 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] temperc1000 keelc1175 slakea1300 abate?c1335 settle1338 swagea1340 modifyc1385 rebatea1398 bate1398 moder1414 releasea1425 remiss?a1425 moderate1435 alethe?1440 delaya1450 appal1470 addulce1477 mollify1496 mean?a1513 relent1535 qualify1536 temperatea1540 aplake1578 slack1589 relaxate1598 milden1603 mitigate1611 relax1612 alleniate1615 allay1628 alloy1634 castigate1653 smoothen1655 tendera1656 mitify1656 meeken1662 remitigate1671 obviscate1684 slacken1685 chastise1704 dulcify1744 absorb1791 demulceate1817 chasten1856 modulate1974 mediate1987 the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > make less dense [verb (transitive)] > loosen texture relaxa1398 relaxate1598 loosen1697 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (transitive)] > specific part of body relax?a1425 remit?1518 loll1575 hang1598 relaxate1598 loba1616 flag1637 slacken1663 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. f. 40^v/2 We Cauterize alsoe the Eyeliddes, which are relaxated [Fr. relaschees]. 1655 T. Vaughan Evphrates 46 The centrall and cælestiall Luminaries have, by their mutuall mixture and conflux of beames relaxated and dilated the Pores of the earth. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ssss^v This Unguent..relaxates, leniates, and mollifies. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV vi. 369 God cannot relaxate his penal Laws. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 103 The Messias..will come to relaxate his people from the Captivity of Sin. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 103 Cyrus, King of Persia, will relaxate your Captivity. 1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) iv. lxvii. 275 The retentive Faculty of the Nerve which restrains the Muscle call'd Sphincter ('tis the Arse-hole, an't please you) was relaxated by the Violence of the Fear which he had been in. 1735 Sportsman's Dict. I Hip-shot, a horse is said to be such, when he..has sprained his haunches or hips, so as to relaxate the ligaments that keep the bone in it's due place. 1784 T. Mortimer tr. J. Necker Treat. Admin. Finances of France I. p. li It is by these precautions..that order is maintained or relaxated. 2. intransitive. To become relaxed (in any sense), to undergo relaxation. Now chiefly Science.In 17th cent. frequently in the writings of H. More, in both senses. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [verb (intransitive)] > be or become slack or not tense relax?a1425 slack1577 relaxate1598 slacken1850 unstretch1888 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > be mild, gentle, or tolerant [verb (intransitive)] > become melta1225 to-melta1240 mollifya1530 relaxate1598 relax1688 mellow1737 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. Apol. Chirurgians f. 52^v/2 The face..waxeth pale,..the Belly relaxateth [Fr. se lasche], & the speech fayleth. 1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. xii. 380 If they ever relaxate into mirth,..it is foolishly antick and deformed. 1706 tr. L. Verduc Manner curing Fractures xvii. 93 in tr. A. Belloste Hosp. Surgeon (ed. 2) The Bones of the Carpus are more apt to relaxate than to suffer Luxation. 1907 C. Winkler Central Course Nervus Octavus i. 32 Sometimes the eyes relaxate, and in that case they are brought back into maximal deviation by a sudden shock, nystagmus is seen. 1993 J. C. Meijer & J. M. Fentener van Vlissingen in G. J. King Reprod. Domesticated Animals ii. 35 These ligaments must relaxate to facilitate parturition. 2004 A. Klaedtke et al. in W. Hergert et al. Computational Materials Sci. v. 100 The inversion..should relaxate with a non-radiative relaxation constant. Derivatives reˈlaxating n. and adj. rare ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement unbinding1382 releasing1395 loosing1415 dischargec1458 enlargement1540 release1559 relaxationa1578 unloosing1578 bail1598 loosening1598 releasant1606 enlarge1608 dismission1609 eluctation1627 to let go1631 relaxating1647 unfetteringa1653 disimprisonment1656 disimprisoning1659 absolute discharge1729 disincarceration1831 decarceration1963 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iv. 51 The word..is used again, for loosing in our sense, relaxating of, or freeing from a censure of excommunication. 1704 tr. G. Baglivi Pract. Physick 314 There lies a just Charge against the bitter and sharp Particles, the relaxating and contracting. 1869 J. E. Garretson Treat. Dis. & Surg. Mouth, Jaws xx. 530 It is impossible to succeed in the reduction without the aid of relaxating agents. 2007 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (ed. 10) 11 539/2 The main function of muscle is to generate power, normally cyclically and repetitively, for example, contracting and relaxating of the diaphragm during breathing, or of the leg extensor muscles in walking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1598
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