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RelentedRelent Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p.
pr. & vb. n. Relenting.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re-
+ ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]
1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to
melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again
the fire. --Chaucer.
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin
to relent. --Boyle.
When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth,
relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope.
2. 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.
Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will
not once relent? --Shak. RelentRelent Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p.
pr. & vb. n. Relenting.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re-
+ ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]
1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to
melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again
the fire. --Chaucer.
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin
to relent. --Boyle.
When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth,
relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope.
2. 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.
Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will
not once relent? --Shak. Relent
Relent Re*lent", v. t.
1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]
And oftentimes he would relent his pace. --Spenser.
2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
3. To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]
Relent
Relent Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), n.
Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land
of Amazons. --Spenser.
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returns and
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citing the
accession of the
state to India. However,
later in 1948, they
relented and ****stan's
armies entered the war
shortly afterwards. The
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reconciliation between the
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks;
Lenin criticised him and he
relented. In
January 1913,
Stalin travelled to Vienna,
where he
researched the "national...
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battle him for
control of the Canvas.
After a
climactic battle,
Renoir relents and
allows Alicia and
Verso to
decide the fate of the Canvas.
Alicia and...
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presents himself to the Volscians, then
leads them
against Rome.
After he
relents and
agrees to a
peace with Rome, he is
killed by his
previous Volscian...
