untensev.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtense.

transitive and intransitive. To render or become less tense or rigid; to relax.

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 > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (intransitive)]

loll1377

lollop1745

relent1745

lounge1746

unwind1938

plotz1941

untense1970

1970 N. Fleming Czech Point i. 7 I hooked my ski~sticks on to the T-bar and with some difficulty untensed my leg muscles.

1970 E. Tidyman Shaft (1971) i. 10 Anderozzi untensed: Shaft wasn't going to run.

1976 A. J. Russell Pour Hemlock vii. 72 She untensed and started walking again.

1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1406/4 The triplets helped Tomlinson to un-tense his diction.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

untense adj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈtɛns/

U.S.

/ˌənˈtɛns/

ΚΠ

1857 Trans. Ohio State Med. Soc. 78 Irritability of stomach abating; abdomen rather untense.

1959 Punch 25 Feb. 277/2 To become untense you must relax.

2004 M. Beaumont Marsha Mellow & Me vii. 92 I was feeling perfectly untense, thank you.

单词	untense
释义	untensev. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtense. transitive and intransitive. To render or become less tense or rigid; to relax. 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 > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (intransitive)] loll1377 lollop1745 relent1745 lounge1746 unwind1938 plotz1941 untense1970 1970 N. Fleming Czech Point i. 7 I hooked my ski~sticks on to the T-bar and with some difficulty untensed my leg muscles. 1970 E. Tidyman Shaft (1971) i. 10 Anderozzi untensed: Shaft wasn't going to run. 1976 A. J. Russell Pour Hemlock vii. 72 She untensed and started walking again. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Dec. 1406/4 The triplets helped Tomlinson to un-tense his diction. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas untense untense adj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈtɛns/ , U.S. /ˌənˈtɛns/ ΚΠ 1857 Trans. Ohio State Med. Soc. 78 Irritability of stomach abating; abdomen rather untense. 1959 Punch 25 Feb. 277/2 To become untense you must relax. 2004 M. Beaumont Marsha Mellow & Me vii. 92 I was feeling perfectly untense, thank you. extracted from un-prefix¹ < v.1970 as lemmas
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untensev.

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