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   relent

   /rɪˈlɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request: "she was going to refuse his request, but relented" Similar change one's minddo a U-turnback-pedalback downgive waygive incapitulateyieldaccedecome roundacquiescesoftenmeltweakenunbendbecome mercifulbecome lenienthave/show pityhave/show mercygive quarteragree to somethingallow somethingconcede somethingadmit somethingdo an about-turnOpposite harden
   • ▪ become less severe or intense: "the rain relented" Similar ease offslackenlet upeaseease uprelaxabatedropfall offdie downlessendecreasediminishmoderatesubsideweakentail offOpposite strengthenworsen

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissolve, melt’): based on Latin re- ‘back’ + lentare ‘to bend’ (from lentus ‘flexible’).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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