unstrainv.
transitive. To free from strain; to relax. Chiefly figurative.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)]
softa1225
stilla1325
coolc1330
accoya1375
appeasec1374
attemperc1386
lullc1386
quieta1398
peasea1400
amesec1400
assuagec1400
mesec1400
soberc1430
modify?a1439
establish1477
establish1477
pacify1484
pacify1515
unbrace?1526
settle1530
steady1530
allay1550
calm1559
compromitc1574
restore1582
recollect1587
serenize1598
smooth1604
compose1607
recompose1611
becalm1613
besoothe1614
unprovokea1616
halcyon1616
unstrain1616
leniate1622
tranquillize1623
unperplexa1631
belull1631
sedate1646
unmaze1647
assopiatea1649
serenate1654
serene1654
tranquillify1683
soothe1697
unalarm1722
reserene1755
quietize1791
peacify1845
quieten1853
conjure1856
peace1864
disfever1880
patise1891
de-tension1961
mellow1974
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [verb (transitive)] > make slack or not tense
resolvea1398
remit?1518
slacken1611
unstretch1611
unstrain1616
ease1627
relieve1814
untighten1836
1616 B. Jonson Love freed from Ignorance 116 in Wks. I. 'Lesse they could the knot vn-straine Of a riddle, which shee put.
1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. xi. 236 Since which time the Levites had unstrained their credit by their exemplary zeale against the Idolaters.
1843 E. Jones Stud. Sensation & Event 120 Omnipotent sleep shall thy life unstrain.
1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 125/1 To clean morocco leather, strain well over a board;..when done, unstrain the leather, and dry.
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