What is to abate in severity; to become less rigorous. In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. Prior called?
relax — To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. Prior. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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