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What do you think about the proposed relaxation of the laws
against pornography?
relaxed adj. nonchalant, easygoing, calm, peaceful, tranquil, serene,
pacific, carefree, insouciant, blas‚, languorous, languid,
devil-may-care, free and easy, happy-go-lucky, mellow, at ease,
composed, cool: Richard takes a relaxed view of life.
release v. 1 let go, (set) free, liberate, (set or let or turn) loose,
unloose, untie, unchain, unfetter, unshackle, deliver, let out,
disenthral, discharge, let off, emancipate, manumit, rescue,
save: They kept up a strenuous campaign until all the political
prisoners were released. 2 issue, publish, make available, put
out, pass out, hand out, come out with, circulate, distribute,
disseminate; launch, unveil, present: The government refuses to
release information that is considered harmful to its interests.
The band's new album will be released tomorrow.
--n. 3 freeing, releasing, liberating, loosing, unloosing,
delivering, emancipating, manumitting, rescuing, saving,
freedom, liberation, deliverance, discharge, emancipation,
manumission, rescue, remission, salvation: The release of the
prisoner is scheduled for noon. It would be a great release to
be rid of housework. 4 press or publicity release, announcement,
publicity, notice, story, report: The press office sent out a
release to the media about Randolph's appointment.
relegate v. 1 consign, banish, exile, transfer, dispatch or despatch:
Owing to his disagreement with the Foreign Office, Kendall was
relegated to some outpost in the Indian Ocean. 2 downgrade,
demote: I fear that Corporal Jones has been relegated to
private. 3 assign, commit, hand over, refer, transfer, pass on:
She relegates most of her everyday correspondence to her
secretary for reply.
relent v. relax, soften, yield, give, give way or ground, bend,
comply, acquiesce, compromise, capitulate, come round, be
merciful, show pity or compassion, melt, show mercy, succumb:
They finally relented and allowed me to have visitors.
relentless
adj. 1 unyielding, inexorable, unstoppable, unrelenting,
dogged, implacable, inflexible, unbending, unmoving, unmoved,