Similar words
distender
distender specifically means to release tension, like relaxing a muscle or easing a tense situation; relajar is the general everyday word "to relax."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
descontrair
descontrair is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."
Portuguese
relaxar
relaxar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."
Practice
1 What does relajar mean?
to relax
2 Fill the gap: Me ___ con música.
Full sentence: Me relajo con música. (I relax with music.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches relajar?
relajar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.