Relent

Word RELENT
Character 6
Hyphenation re lent
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈlɛnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Relent"

What do we mean by relent?

To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving. synonym: yield. intransitive verb

To become less severe or intense; slacken. intransitive verb

Remission; stay. noun

Relenting. noun

To slacken; stay.

To soften in substance; lose compactness; become less rigid or hard.

To deliquesce; dissolve; melt; fade away.

To become less severe or intense; relax.

To become less harsh, cruel, or obdurate; soften in temper; become more mild and tender; give way; yield; comply; feel compassion.

To slacken; remit; stay; a bate.

To soften; mollify; dissolve.

Stay; stop; delay. noun

To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. intransitive verb

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. intransitive verb

To slacken; to abate. transitive verb

To soften; to dissolve. transitive verb

To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. transitive verb

Stay; stop; delay. noun

To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. verb

To slacken; to abate. verb

Stay; stop; delay.

A relenting.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Relent

The word "relent" in example sentences

I couldn't ask for a more peaceful relent from the town. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only thing you are correct on, and I relent is that there is a state homeland security that is louisiana. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But he would not relent and would not go away, and in the end they just shut him down. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

Each vigilante has his own conception of what punishment is appropriate, and will not relent until that level is reached. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She did not relent in her work on behalf of the oppressed even though she was aware she was under Nazi surveillance. ❋ Eric Simpson (2011)

TWU President John Samuelsen told workers gathered for a rally outside the Sheraton Sunday that he won't relent until he wins a "fair contract." ❋ Heather Haddon (2012)

So I would beg and plead and threaten to not bathe, but alas and alack, my family would not relent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Only when that former clerk, Stephen Barnett, bluntly told Brennan in an early 1974 letter that his behavior was "both unconstitutional and simply wrong" did the justice relent and hire his first female clerk. ❋ David J. Garrow (2010)

And because Rick Castle is Cool Dad, for a moment it crossed my mind that he might relent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If it were to fetch an enterprise value of £ 3 billion — the price at which analysts believe Smiths would relent — that would equate to 13 times forecasted fiscal 2011 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. ❋ Unknown (2011)

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg also praised the governor's approach and warned the teachers union to relent in its demands. ❋ Lisa Fleisher (2012)

The stepped-up pace of NATO military action in recent days "sends a very clear message that the pressure's not going to relent, that it's actually going to increase," said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He later told the British parliament that the U.S., Britain and their allies "stopped a massacre in Libya" and will not relent until what he called "the shadow of tyranny" is lifted. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Earlier, President Barack Obama threatened to veto the Pentagon bill that included the military-detention provision, only to relent on Wednesday, despite continued objections from Mr. Mueller and Justice officials over parts of the bill. ❋ Evan Perez (2011)

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