Definition of "relent" []

• To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving. See Synonyms at yield. (verb-intransitive)
• Obsolete To cause to slacken or abate. (verb-transitive)
• Obsolete To cause to soften in attitude or temper. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I couldn't ask for a more peaceful relent from the town."
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• "But he would not relent and would not go away, and in the end they just shut him down."