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.

Verb

(wikipedia refresh) (es)

To renew or revitalize.

Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.

(computing) To reload a document and show any new changes, especially a webpage on the internet.

* 2007 , Beth Harbison, Shoe Addicts Anonymous

She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.

(computing) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.

* 2007 , Philip C Plumlee, Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)

You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment

To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.