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relent
/ɹɪˈlɛnt/
verb 4noun 2adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
dear
VERB + RELENT
came, moved, wouldn't
RELENT + NOUN
earlie, unto
PREP.
towards, without
ADV.
once
Definitions
noun
1
A stay; a stop; a delay.
There was no relent, my dear, as we pulled each other in.
The pistons of this engine moved without relent.
2
A relenting.
verb
1
To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
Can you, my Lord of Winchester, behold My sighs and tears and will not once relent?
2
To slacken; to abate.
We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.
He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.
3
To lessen, make less severe or intense.
But nothing might relent her hastie flight; / So deepe the deadly feare of that foule swaine / Was earst impressed in her gentle spright […]
4
To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will […] begin to relent.
When opening buds salute the welcome day, / And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray.
adj
1
Softhearted; yielding.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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There was no relent, my dear, as we pulled each other in.
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The pistons of this engine moved without relent.
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She forward went[…] Ne rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazons.
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He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
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Can you, my Lord of Winchester, behold My sighs and tears and will not once relent?
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Only the valley where Sish rested when he and Time were young did Sish not provoke his hours to assail. There he restrained his old hound Time […] For the minds of the gods relent towards their earlie
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