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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)
Verb
relent (third-person singular simple present relents, present participle relenting, simple past and past participle relented)
- (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.
- (intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
- (obsolete, transitive) To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- (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)
- (obsolete) softhearted; yielding
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