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laxation

[ lak-sey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a loosening or relaxing.
  2. the state of being loosened or relaxed.
  3. a bowel movement.

laxation

/ lækˈseɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of making lax or the state of being lax
  2. physiol defecation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of laxation1

1350–1400; Middle English laxacion < Latin laxātiōn- (stem of laxātiō ) a loosening, equivalent to laxāt ( us ) (past participle of laxāre to loosen, derivative of laxus; lax ) + -iōn- -ion

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Word History and Origins

Origin of laxation1

C14: from Latin laxātio, from laxāre to slacken

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