Relent

Noun

 * 1) Stay; stop; delay.

Derived terms

 * relentless

Verb

 * 1) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
 * He relented of his plan to murder his opponent, and decided just to teach him a lesson instead.
 * I did, I suppose, hope that she might finally relent a little and make some conciliatory response or other. (from "The Remains of the Day"‎ by Kazuo Ishiguro)
 * 1) 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.
 * 1)  To lessen, make less severe or fast.
 * 2) * 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.iv:
 * But nothing might relent her hastie flight; / So deepe the deadly feare of that foule swaine / Was earst impressed in her gentle spright [...].
 * 1)  To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
 * The solid block attracted moisture from the air and relented into a thick brown liquour.

Adverbs for Relent
graciously; grudgingly; tardily; beneficently; remorsefully; partially; smilingly.

Thesaurus
accede, accept, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, be conservative, be moderate, be pacifistic, bend, capitulate, come round, comply, compromise, consent, die down, ease off, ebb, face the music, fall, forbear, forgive, give, give ground, give quarter, give way, go along with, have mercy upon, have pity, keep the peace, keep within bounds, keep within compass, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, let up, let up on, live temperately, live with it, melt, moderate, not make waves, not resist, obey, pardon, practice nonviolence, practice self-control, relax, remit, reprieve, resign, settle down, show mercy, show pity, slacken, sober down, soften, spare, strike a balance, submit, subside, succumb, swallow it, swallow the pill, take, take in sail, take it, take pity on, thaw, unbend, wane, yield

Etymology
From re-: + lentus:.

Middle English, to melt:, soften:, from Anglo-French: relenter:, from re-: + Latin lentare: to bend, from lentus: soft, pliant:, slow:. Date 1526 - merriam-webster.com

Noun

 * Dutch:, oponthoud

Verb

 * Czech: smilovat se, obměkčit se, slitovat se
 * Dutch:, milderen,


 * Italian: cedere
 * Romanian: a se înmuia


 * Czech: ochabnout
 * Dutch: verslappen


 * Italian: placare


 * Czech: změknout,
 * Dutch:, , , , meegeven