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slacken
/ˈslæ.kən/
verb
To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.
"The pace slackened."
To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
"to slacken lime"
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