Overrelax

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To relax excessively. transitive

    "They may have diabetes, or be taking a medication that overrelaxes the muscular sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus."

  2. 2
    To solve using overrelaxation. transitive

Example

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"They may have diabetes, or be taking a medication that overrelaxes the muscular sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus."

Etymology

From over- + relax.

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