Verb

(head)

(relate)

Verb

(relat)

To tell in a descriptive way.

To give an association.

To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another.

* 2002 , Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)

The use of video made it possible to relate' the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to ' relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features

To have a connection.

I find it difficult to relate to others because i'm extremely introverted .

To interact.

To respond through reaction.

To identify with, understand.

(obsolete) To bring back; to restore.

* Spenser

Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again / Both light of heaven and strength of men relate .

Verb

(head)

(relax)

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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.

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, 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.