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Relent

relent
- 1392, from re-, intensive prefix + L. lentus "slow, viscous, supple." Originally "to melt, soften, dissolve;" sense of "become less harsh or cruel" first recorded 1526. The notion is probably of a hard heart melting with pity. Relentless is from 1592.
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1.
  ~ v to change your attitude and become less severe or cruel towards someone  (She finally relented and let him borrow the car.) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  (relents, relenting, relented) 1. If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do. Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry. VERB: V 2. If bad weather relents, it improves. If the weather relents, the game will be finished today. VERB: V ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   verb  Etymology: Middle English, to melt, soften, from Anglo-French ~er, from re- + Latin lentare to bend, from lentus soft, pliant, slow — more at lithe  Date: 1526  intransitive verb  1.  a. to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity  b. to cease resistance ; give in  2. let up, slacken  transitive verb obsolete soften, mollify  Synonyms: see yield ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  v.intr. 1 abandon a harsh intention. 2 yield to compassion. 3 relax one's severity; become less stern. Etymology: ME f. med.L relentare (unrecorded), formed as RE- + L lentare bend f. lentus flexible ...
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  1. смягчиться, становиться менее суровым 2. смилостивиться at last their mother relented and let the children stay up and watch TV —- наконец мать смилостивилась и разрешила детям не ложиться спать и посмотреть телевизор 3. становиться менее резким; уменьшаться the winds relented —- ярость ветра пошла на убыль ...
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  v. смягчаться ...
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