slacken

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
2. (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
3. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.

Sinonieme

loosen

relax

abate

slow down

reduce

become loose

ease

slack

diminish

weaken

flag

untie

decrease

lessen

remit

delay

release

slow

slack up

deaden

ease off

let up

loose

retard

unfasten

unwind

loosen up

slack off

slow up

be less active

detain

let go

slock

cause to sag

decrescendo

looseness

lower

mitigate

moisten

nip

pay out

pluck

prolong

quieten

decline

damp

relaxation

cut out

relent

relieve

Vertalings

aflojar

relâcher

lockern

rilassare

lâcher

détendre

ralentir

nachlassen

allentare

moderar

erlahmen

remitir

mollare

afluixar

aflojarse

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈslæ.kən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: slakenen

In summary

From Middle English slakenen, equivalent to slack + -en.