To loosen, unloose; to unfasten, open; to relax (the body).

transitive. To render ‘lithe’, i.e. gentle or mild; to influence (a person) gently; to relax (fetters); to assuage, mitigate (grief, pain); to…

transitive. To relax, slacken (the body or a part of the body); to loosen (one's own or another's grip); to unclasp or cause to unclasp (the hands…

transitive. Originally: to render (a part of the body) less firm or rigid; to make loose, slack, or soft; to enfeeble or enervate. In later use: spec.…

With the body, limbs, etc., as object. transitive. Literally.

transitive. = supple, v.

transitive. To make nimble or supple. Obsolete.

transitive. To make relaxed. Also intransitive: to cause relaxation (rare). Obsolete.

transitive. To make lax; to loosen, relax; to purge. Also absol.

transitive. To make limber, pliant, or supple. Also with up, and intransitive.

(un-, prefix2 affix 1d.)

transitive and intransitive. To render or become less tense or rigid; to relax.