Usually means: Reduce or decrease intensity or effort.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (slacken off)

▸ verb:  (intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To do (something) less intensely.

Similar:
ease off, ease up, slack off, flag, slacken, slack, relent, slaken, ease, lessen, more...

Opposite:
intensify, accelerate, strengthen, boost, rev up

Types:
abate, wane, lapse, flag, ease up, more...

Phrases:
slacken off or allow to surface, more...

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Similar:
ease off, ease up, slack off, flag, slacken, slack, relent, slaken, ease, lessen, more...

Opposite:
intensify, accelerate, strengthen, boost, rev up

Types:
abate, wane, lapse, flag, ease up, more...

Phrases:
slacken off or allow to surface, more...



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