Thesaurus: relent

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1. v. i. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
2. v. i. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
3. v. t. To slacken; to abate.
4. v. t. To soften; to dissolve.
5. v. t. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
6. n. Stay; stop; delay.
7. v. give in, as to influence or pressure
8. 1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.] He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire. Chaucer. [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent. Boyle. When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. Pope. 2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent Shak. 1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser. 2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.] 3. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.] Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona. Spenser.
9. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona.Spenser.
10. v:100 v give in, as to influence or pressure