unstrain

unstrain
verb
cause to feel relaxed
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A hot bath always relaxes me

Syn: ↑relax, ↑unlax, ↑loosen up, ↑unwind, ↑make relaxed
Ant: ↑strain, ↑tense (for: ↑relax)
Derivationally related forms: ↑relaxant (for: ↑relax), ↑relaxation (for: ↑relax), ↑relaxer (for: ↑relax)
Hypernyms: ↑affect
Hyponyms: ↑unbend
Cause: ↑relax, ↑loosen up, ↑unbend, ↑unwind, ↑decompress, ↑slow down
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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The performance is likely to unstrain Sue


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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