slack Copy link Outline I. To loosen1. rĕmitto, misi, missum, 32. rĕlaxo, 1II. To lessenIII. Intrans. • slack ; slacken v. I. To loosen: 1. rĕmitto, misi, missum, 3: to tighten or s. the reins, habenas vel adducere vel r., Cic. Am. 13, 45 (fig.): v. loosen. 2. rĕlaxo, 1: v. relax, unbend. II. To lessen: mĭnuo, 1: v. diminish: to s. one's pace, gradum (suum) m., Quint. 2, 3, 7. III. Intrans.: to abate: trans. usu. by pass. vbs., such as remitti, minui, v. abate, diminish, decrease.