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overrelaxes

overrelaxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overrelax.

Meaning of overrelax

Verb

overrelax (third-person singular simple present overrelaxes, present participle overrelaxing, simple past and past participle overrelaxed)

  1. (transitive) To relax excessively.
    • They may have diabetes, or be taking a medication that overrelaxes the muscular sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus.2003, Mark Hyman, Mark Liponis, Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life, page 70
  2. (transitive) To solve using overrelaxation.

Questions about overrelaxes

What is overrelaxes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overrelaxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overrelax.

Words near overrelaxes in the dictionary

  1. overrelativizing
  2. overrelax
  3. overrelaxation
  4. overrelaxations
  5. overrelaxed
  6. overrelaxes
  7. overrelaxing
  8. overreliance
  9. overreliances
  10. overreliant
  11. overrelied

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