Latin

Verb

laxō ‎(present infinitive laxāre, perfect active laxāvī, supine laxātum); first conjugation

1. I extend, expand
2. I open, make wide
3. I undo, release
4. (figuratively) I lighten, relieve, free
5. I relax, moderate, weaken
6. I lessen, abate

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References

• laxo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• laxo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “laxo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the price of corn is going down: annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
    
  • (ambiguous) to fight in open order: laxatis (opp. confertis) ordinibus pugnare
    

Spanish

Verb

laxo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of laxar.