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relent
English
Etymology
From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???l?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
relent (plural relents)
- Stay; stop; delay.
- 2015, Mel Parson, First Sign of Trouble (song)
- There was no relent, my dear, as we pulled each other in.
- 2015, Mel Parson, First Sign of Trouble (song)
- (obsolete) A relenting.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
Derived terms
- relentless
Translations
Verb
relent (third-person singular simple present relents, present participle relenting, simple past and past participle relented)
- (intransitive) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper
- He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
- 1989, Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of the Day
- I did, I suppose, hope that she might finally relent a little and make some conciliatory response or other.
- (intransitive) 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.
- (obsolete, transitive) To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- 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 […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.iv:
- (dated, intransitive, of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
- 1669, Robert Boyle, The History of Fluidity and Firmness
- [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will […] begin to relent.
- 1669, Robert Boyle, The History of Fluidity and Firmness
Translations
Adjective
relent (comparative more relent, superlative most relent)
- (obsolete) softhearted; yielding
References
French
Etymology
re- +? lent (“slow”, in the sense “lingering”)
Pronunciation
Noun
relent m (plural relents)
- lingering smell (usually bad); stench
- (figuratively) overtone
Further reading
- “relent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Verb
relent
- Alternative form of relenten
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relented
English
Verb
relented
- simple past tense and past participle of relent
Anagrams
- Letendre
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