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Definition of Relents

Relent
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.
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.

Meaning of Relents from wikipedia

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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...
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- Show, Rob has a hard time finding even remotely adequate help. After Rob relents, Laura herself fills in as the typist on The Alan Brady Show, driving Rob...
- Aaron demands that they take Hannah with them and Prentice eventually relents. Later, Prentice informs Aaron that since his sister was believed to have...
- support from the akhads. Convinced by the argument of Harish, Kallumal relents because of being enticed by the illusion of winning the local election...
- concede to making a one-film version himself. Harvey Weinstein eventually relented and agreed to put the project into turnaround, but his onerous conditions...
- would like to marry. When ****etri finds out, she is initially happy, but relents when she finds out that Amrita is a dancer and singer on TV, and decides...
- volunteers as an air raid warden, against the objections of Mr Bosworth, who relents after being reminded of everything she did while serving in the Wrens during...
- graduate. Frustrated by Bianca's insistence and Kat's rebelliousness, Walter relents and declares that Bianca may date only when Kat does, knowing that Kat's...