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overrelaxing

overrelaxing is the present participle and gerund 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 overrelaxing

What is overrelaxing the present participle and gerund of?
Overrelaxing is the present participle and gerund of overrelax.

Words near overrelaxing in the dictionary

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

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