relaxes

Relaxes is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb relax. It is used with singular subjects such as it, he, she, or a singular noun, and it means to become less tense or to ease a condition. In everyday language, relaxes can describe physical or mental easing: “the muscle relaxes after a contraction” or “the mind relaxes during meditation.” It can also refer to loosening rules or standards when a policy becomes less strict: “the government relaxes travel restrictions.”

In scientific and technical contexts, relaxes describes processes where stress or other tension diminishes over time under a fixed condition: “the stress relaxes under constant strain.” In physiology, muscle relaxation is the state opposite to contraction, where muscle fibers lengthen and tension declines.

Relaxes is closely related to the noun relaxation and the adjectives relaxing or relaxed, which cover the broader state or action of reducing tension and achieving ease. The usage of relaxes follows standard English subject-verb agreement, with the -es ending typical for third-person singular in the present tense.