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Definition relent

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526.

Noun

relent (plural relents)

  1. Stay; stop; delay.
  2. (obsolete) A relenting.

Verb

relent (third-person singular simple present relents, present participle relenting, simple past and past participle relented)

  1. (intransitive) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
  2. (intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To lessen, make less severe or intense.
  4. (dated, intransitive) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.

Adjective

relent (comparative more relent, superlative most relent)

  1. (obsolete) softhearted; yielding

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