Sekirov Dictionary

relent

/ɹɪˈlɛnt/

verb 4
noun 2
adjective 1
forms 7

verb4

•
To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
- He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
•
To slacken; to abate.
- We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.
- He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.
•
(old-fashioned) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
- [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will […] begin to relent. — 1669
•
(no longer used) To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- But nothing might relent her hastie flight; / So deepe the deadly feare of that foule swaine / Was earst impressed in her gentle spright […] — 1590

noun2

•
A stay; a stop; a delay.
- There was no relent, my dear, as we pulled each other in. — 2015
(no longer used) A relenting.

adjective1

(no longer used) Softhearted; yielding.

forms

relented · relenting · relenteth · relents · relentest · more relent · most relent

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