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41Disbanding — Disband Dis*band (?; see {Dis }), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis + band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d[ e]bander, to unbind, unbend. See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.] 1. To loose the bands of; to set …
42Disbend — Dis*bend, v. t. To unbend. [Obs.] Stirling. [1913 Webster] …
43Distend — Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1. To… …
44Distended — Distend Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1.… …
45Distending — Distend Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1.… …
46Relax — Re*lax , v. i. 1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one s grasp relax. [1913 Webster] His knees relax with toil. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. [1913 Webster] In others she relaxed again, And… …
47Relax — Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make less… …
48Relaxed — Relax Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make …
49Relaxing — Relax Re*lax (r? l?ks ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} ( l?kst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re re + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make …
50Unbending — Un*bend ing, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; applied to material things. [1913 Webster] Flies o er… …