Etymology

slacken

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Today it means: To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag. Full definition →

Middle English slakenen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromslakenen
  2. English todayslacken

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

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