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1. (v.i.) relent
to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
2. relent
to become less severe; slacken.
3. (v.t.) relent
Obs. to cause to soften or slacken.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF relenter= L re-re - +lentāre to bend, der. of lentus flexible, viscous, slow)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) yield, relent, soften
give in, as to influence or pressure
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) relent
stay; stop; delay
2. (verb) relent
to become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce
3. (verb) relent
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
4. (verb) relent
to slacken; to abate
5. (verb) relent
to soften; to dissolve
6. (verb) relent
to mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe
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Sense: to become less severe or unkind; to agree after refusing at first
At first she wouldn't let them go to the cinema, but in the end she relented.
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 Afrikaans: ingee |
 Arabic: يَلين |
 Bulgarian: омеквам |
 Brazilian: ceder |
 Czech: povolit |
 German: sich erweichen lassen |
 Danish: give efter |
 Greek: ενδίδω, υποχωρώ, γίνομαι |
 Spanish: ablandarse, ceder |
 Estonian: järele andma |
 Farsi: نرم شدن؛ رحم به دل آوردن |
 Finnish: leppyä |
 French: se laisser fléchir |
 Hebrew: לְהִתרצוֹת |
 Hindi: ढीला पड़ना |
 Croatian: popustiti, smekšati se |
 Hungarian: enged |
 Indonesian: melunak |
 Icelandic: mildast |
 Italian: cedere |
 Japanese: 気持が和らぐ |
 Korean: 마음이 풀리다 |
 Lithuanian: pasigailėti, nusileisti |
 Latvian: atmaigt, kļūt pieļāvīgāka |
 Malay: memberi kelepasan |
 Dutch: toegeven |
 Norwegian: gi etter, formildes |
 Polish: ustąpić |
 Persian: نرم شدن؛ رحم به دل آوردن |
 Pashto: پستيدل، نرميدل: خواخوږى ك |
 Portuguese: ceder |
 Romanian: a seîndupleca |
 Russian: смилостивиться |
 Slovak: povoliť, dať sa obmäkčiť |
 Slovenian: popustiti |
 Serbian: omekšati |
 Swedish: låta sig bevekas, ge efte |
 Thai: ผ่อนปรนให้ |
 Turkish: yumuşamak, insafa gelmek |
 Taiwanese: 變得較寬容，態度軟化 |
 Ukrainian: м'якшати, пом'якшуватися |
 Urdu: نرم پڑنا |
 Vietnamese: bớt nghiêm khắc |
 Chinese: 变温和发慈悲，变宽厚 |
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