Relaxable

re·lax  (r-lks)

v. re·laxed, re·lax·ing, re·lax·es

v.tr.

1. To make lax or loose: relax one's grip.

2. To make less severe or strict: relax a curfew.

3. To reduce in intensity; slacken: relax one's efforts.

4. To relieve from tension or strain: The warm bath relaxed me.

v.intr.

1. To take one's ease; rest.

2. To become lax or loose.

3. To become less severe or strict.

4. To become less restrained or tense.

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[Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxre : re-, re- + laxre, to loosen (from laxus, loose; see slg- in Indo-European roots).]

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re·laxa·ble adj.