| noun | (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers |
| noun | (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance |
| noun | a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry “the easiness we feel when sleeping” |
| noun | an occurrence of control or strength weakening “the relaxation of requirements” |
| noun | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) “took his repose by the swimming pool” |
| noun | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
| noun | the act of making less strict |
| relax | verb | make less taut |
| easy | adjective | free from worry or anxiety |
| loosen | verb | make loose or looser |
| slacken | verb | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness |
| rest | verb | be inactive, refrain from acting |
| repose | verb | lean in a comfortable resting position |
| liberalize | verb | become more liberal |
| liberalise | verb | become more liberal |