| Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. Thesaurus Entries abating, allaying, alleviating, assuaging, blunting, chastening, dampening, damping, deadening, diminishing, dulling, easing, laxation, lessening, mellowing, mitigating, mollification, mollifying, padding, reducing, relaxation, relaxing, softening, softening-up, subduing, tempering |