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Definition of Relenting

Relenting
Relent 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.

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- appears to have been a good scholar, and wrote the P****ionate Sparke of a Relenting Minde, and Anatomy of Humours, the latter of which is believed to have...
- Pete and the festival organizers to perform a folk song as an encore, but relents when Cash offers him his acoustic guitar. The next morning, on his way...
- into her luxury car while Wing fought back tears despite him voluntarily relenting into allowing the child to leave. Leslie Cheung – Wing Carrie Ng Ti Lung...
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- even more so when she is embraced by her. Overwhelmed with grief, Rebecca relents and vanishes. The scapegoat is returned to her prison for the remainder...
- attention, as Annus refused for several months to return his gold medal, relenting only after the International Olympic Committee put pressure on the Hungarian...
- reconciliation between the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks; Lenin criticised him and he relented. In January 1913, Stalin travelled to Vienna, where he researched the "national...
- lacked an in-built advantage for the Conservatives. In April, the Lords relented and the People's Budget p****ed. Churchill continued to campaign against...