cause to relax
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Relax (Astérix le Gaulois) — Liste des personnages d Astérix le Gaulois Voici la liste des personnages de la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois par René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, classés par ordre alphabétique. Sommaire 1 Personnages du village 1.1 Abraracourcix 1.2… … Wikipédia en Français
relax — 1. To loosen; to slacken. 2. To cause a movement of the bowels. [L. re laxo, to loosen] * * * re·lax ri laks vt 1) to slacken or make less tense or rigid <alternately contracting and relaxing their muscles> 2) to relieve from nervous… … Medical dictionary
relax — verb 1》 make or become less tense or anxious. ↘cause (a limb or muscle) to become less rigid. 2》 rest from work or engage in a recreational activity. 3》 make (a rule or restriction) less strict. Derivatives relaxed adjective relaxedly adverb… … English new terms dictionary
lull — I noun abatement, armistice, break, breather, breathing spell, breathing time, brief silence, calm, calmness, cessation, cessation of activity, cessation of sound, desistance, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, hush, idleness, inactivity,… … Law dictionary
un|bend — «uhn BEHND», verb, bent or bend|ed, bend|ing. –v.t. 1. to remove the curves, bends, or wrinkles from; straighten: »a wire hard to unbend, to unbend the fingers. 2. Figurative. to rele … Useful english dictionary
lull — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English; probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century 1. to cause to sleep or rest ; soothe 2. to cause to relax vigilance < were lulled into a false sense of security > II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
depressurize — depressurization, n. depressurizer, n. /dee presh euh ruyz /, v., depressurized, depressurizing. v.t. 1. to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft). 2. to relieve the tensions of; cause to relax: A… … Universalium
stand down or stand someone down — relax or cause someone to relax after a state of readiness. → stand … English new terms dictionary
put you at ease — cause you to relax, break the ice An embarrassing moment can sometimes put you at ease … English idioms
drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… … Universalium
