relent
Meaning of relent
noun
- Stay; stop; delay.
- A relenting.
- To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper
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.
He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.
- To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- (of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
adjective
Softhearted; yielding
Information about relent
- The plural form of relent is: relents.
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Hyphenation of relent
re-lent
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- relent is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
relent synonyms
Meaning yield:
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