different between relax vs refresh
relax
English
Etymology
From Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relax?re (“relax, loosen, open”), from re- (“back”) + lax?re (“loosen”), from laxus (“loose, free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???læks/
- Rhymes: -æks
Verb
relax (third-person singular simple present relaxes, present participle relaxing, simple past and past participle relaxed)
- (transitive) To calm down.
- (transitive) To make something loose.
- (intransitive) To become loose.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- I relax in the living room.
- I relax in the living room.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
- (intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
- (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
- 1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction
- The statute of mortmain […] was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
- 1713, Jonathan Swift, A Preface to Bishop Burnet's Introduction
- (intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
- (transitive) To relieve (something) from stress.
- (transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
Antonyms
- stress, excite
Derived terms
- relaxable
- overrelax, underrelax
Related terms
- relaxation
Translations
Anagrams
- laxer, raxle
Italian
Noun
relax m (invariable)
- relaxation (mental or physical)
Spanish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, shortening of English relaxation or erroneous borrowing of English relax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rela?s/, [?re.la??s]
Noun
relax m (uncountable)
- relaxation
Derived terms
- estar de relax
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refresh
English
Etymology
From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- +? fresh.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?i?f???/
- (US) IPA(key): /???f???/
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
refresh (third-person singular simple present refreshes, present participle refreshing, simple past and past participle refreshed)
- (transitive) To renew or revitalize.
- Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
- (intransitive) To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
- To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- (intransitive, colloquial, dated) To take refreshment; to eat or drink.
- 1972, Vermont History (volume 40, page 268)
- We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions.
- 1972, Vermont History (volume 40, page 268)
Translations
- (transitive) To renew or revitalize.
- Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
Noun
refresh (plural refreshes)
- The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- (computing) The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
- The process of modernizing something.
- 2013, Mark Phythian, Understanding the Intelligence Cycle (page 43)
- Experiences such as the Al Qaeda threat have provided a taste of how the landscape may have changed very fundamentally. Do these changes spell the end of the Cycle as a useful concept, or does it just need a refresh?
- 2013, Mark Phythian, Understanding the Intelligence Cycle (page 43)
Translations
Anagrams
- fresher
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