overrelax

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ relax.

Verb

overrelax (third-person singular simple present overrelaxes, present participle overrelaxing, simple past and past participle overrelaxed)

1. (transitive) To relax excessively.
   • 2003, Mark Hyman, Mark Liponis, Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life, page 70:

     They may have diabetes, or be taking a medication that overrelaxes the muscular sphincter at the bottom of the esophagus.

2. (transitive, mathematics) To solve using overrelaxation.