Simple past tense and past participle of relent.(verb)
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Use "relented" in a sentence
"With catcher Chris Snyder almost pleading with the manager to leave Webb in, Melvin relented."
"It was not until the record labels relented and agreed to sell music in open formats such as MP3 that other competitors such as Amazon were able to emerge to compete with iTunes."
"In its report, Fox said the White House "relented" after the pool's decision."