RELENT


Meaning of RELENT in English

— relentingly , adv.

/ri lent"/ , v.i.

1. to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.

2. to become less severe; slacken: The winds relented.

v.t.

3. Obs. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.

4. Obs. to cause to slacken; abate.

5. Obs. to abandon; relinquish.

[ 1350-1400; ME relentare, equiv. to L re- RE- + lentare to bend, deriv. of lentus flexible, viscous, slow ]

Syn. 1. bend, yield.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .