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Relaxes vs Refaxes - What's the difference?

relaxes | refaxes |

As verbs the difference between relaxes and refaxes

is that relaxes is third-person singular of relax while refaxes is third-person singular of refax.

relaxes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (relax)
    • ----

    relax

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To calm down.
  • To make something loose.
    • to relax''' a rope or cord; to '''relax the muscles or sinews
  • * Milton
    • Horror all his joints relaxed .
  • To become loose.
  • To make something less severe or tense.
    • to relax''' discipline; to '''relax one's attention or endeavours
  • To become less severe or tense.
  • To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
    {{quote-book
    , year=1953 , author=Edward Corwin , title=The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation , chapter=Section 2. Jurisdiction citation , page=589 , passage=The Court rejected the contention that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should be relaxed as inapplicable to suits for specific relief as distinguished from damage suits, saying: "The Government, as representative of the community as a whole, cannot be stopped in its tracks by any plaintiff who presents a disputed question of property or contract right."}}
  • (of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
  • To relieve (something) from stress.
    • Amusement relaxes the mind.
  • (dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
    • An aperient relaxes the bowels.

    Antonyms

    * stress, excite

    Derived terms

    * relaxable

    Anagrams

    * ----

    refaxes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (refax)

    • refax

    English

    Alternative forms

    * re-fax

    Verb

    (es)
  • To again; to send again by fax machine.
  • * 1991 , , Issues 5759-5767, page 8,
    • Dix reckons he has refaxed 17000 pages in this way over the past eight months.
  • * 2006 , Dolf De Roos, Gene Burns, The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks: Acquire Your Real Estate Fortune Now , page 92,
    • “I'd come home and my fax machine would literally be stacked with counteroffers,” Gene said. “I'd just sign and refax', sign and ' refax .
  • * 2008 , Michael Soussan, Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy , page 162,
    • The decision to use CNN as a diplomatic channel was critical for the Iraqis; if they had waited for their letter to be faxed and re-faxed through the normal channels the news might have reached President Clinton a few minutes too late.