Meanings
verboverrelax (third-person singular simple present overrelaxes, present participle overrelaxing, simple past and past participle overrelaxed)
present singular third person overrelaxes · participle present overrelaxing · participle past overrelaxed · past overrelaxed
- transitiveTo relax excessively.
They may have diabetes, or be taking a medication that overrelaxes the muscular sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus.
2003, Mark Hyman, Mark Liponis, Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life, page 70 - transitivemathematicsTo solve using overrelaxation.
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APA
overrelax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrelax
MLA
“overrelax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrelax. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overrelax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overrelax.
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