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slacken

/ˈslæ.kən/
verb
  1. To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

    "The pace slackened."

  2. To make slack, less taut, or less intense.

  3. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.

    "to slacken lime"

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