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slack·en
 slacken
- pronunciation:
- slae
k
 n
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
slackened, slackening, slackens |
| definition 1: |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like.
As business slackened, management laid off workers.- antonyms:
- quicken
- similar words:
- abate, let down, let up, loose, relax, relent, remit, slack, slow, subside
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| definition 2: |
to decrease tension or pressure.
- antonyms:
- tighten
- similar words:
- loosen, mollify, relax, slack
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| related words: |
alleviate, dampen, decrease, lag, limber, quiet, recede, relax, remit |
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