re|lent

re|lent
re|lent «rih LEHNT», intransitive verb.
1. to become less harsh or cruel; be more tender and merciful: »

After hours of questioning the suspect, the police relented and allowed him to sleep a few hours. The captain at last relented, and told him that he might make himself at home (Herman Melville).

2. Obsolete. to melt.
–v.t. Obsolete.
1. to slacken.
2. to soften in feeling.
3. to make dissolve.
[perhaps < Latin re- again + lentus slow, viscous]

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