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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•lent /rɪˈlɛnt/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to soften in one's feeling, temper, or determination;
become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving:At last he relented and forgave them. - to become less severe;
slacken:The hurricane finally relented.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•lent (ri lent′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to soften in feeling, temper, or determination;
become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving. - to become less severe;
slacken:The winds relented.
v.t. - [Obs.]to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- [Obs.]to cause to slacken;
abate. - [Obs.]to abandon;
relinquish.
- Medieval Latin *relentāre, equivalent. to Latin re- re- + lentāre to bend, derivative of lentus flexible, viscous, slow
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bend, yield.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: relent /rɪˈlɛnt/ vb (intransitive)- to change one's mind about some decided course, esp a harsh one; become more mild or amenable
- (of the pace or intensity of something) to slacken
- (of the weather) to become more mild
Etymology: 14th Century: from re- + Latin lentāre to bend, from lentus flexible, tenacious |