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relent
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
relents; relented; relenting
relents; relented; relenting
Learner's definition of RELENT
[no object] somewhat formal
1
: to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing终于同意；不再反对
- Our application was initially refused, but the city relented in the end and the permit was issued.我们的申请一开始被拒，但市政府最终同意并发放了许可证。
- They had refused to pay and relented only after being threatened with a lawsuit.他们曾拒不付款，直至迫于被起诉的压力才表示同意。
2
: to become less severe, harsh, strong, determined, etc.变宽厚；变温和；变缓和
- He will not relent [=give up] in his effort to clear his name.他决不会放弃努力，一定要洗刷自己的罪名。
- The winds would not relent.这风不会减弱的。
relented; relenting; relents
1
a
: to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
b
: to cease resistance : give in
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Our application was initially refused, but the city relented in the end and the permit was issued. They had refused to pay and relented only after being threatened with a lawsuit. The winds would not relent.
Recent Examples on the Web If the story breaks big, your provider will be under major pressure to relent, or a sympathetic public could help with something like a GoFundMe campaign. 
Kevin Dupzyk, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 To sign the deal, the indigenous organizations had to relent on some items on their 10-point list of demands, including an end to privatizations planned by the administration of the former banker Lasso. Stephan Kueffner, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 Nike would eventually relent, altering contracts so female athletes weren’t penalized for having babies. Paul Newberry, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022 If the dry, hot spell does not relent, swaths of England could face drought next month, according to the U.K. Environment Agency. Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 International sanctions have restricted sales of Russia’s enormous stocks of oil and natural gas in an effort to pressure the country’s strongman leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to relent. New York Times, 16 July 2022 By the time the unemployment rate rises enough or inflation subsides enough for this Fed to relent, the impact of those past actions will continue to be felt for several more quarters. Robert Barone, Forbes, 10 July 2022 This public suggestion could have been done for any number of reasons—perhaps to put pressure on FIFA itself to relent in aggressive, high-dollar licensing requests, lest EA Sports take both its literal and figurative ball and go home. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2022 The forces arrayed against gun control will not relent. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 See More
Kevin Dupzyk, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 To sign the deal, the indigenous organizations had to relent on some items on their 10-point list of demands, including an end to privatizations planned by the administration of the former banker Lasso. Stephan Kueffner, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 Nike would eventually relent, altering contracts so female athletes weren’t penalized for having babies. Paul Newberry, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022 If the dry, hot spell does not relent, swaths of England could face drought next month, according to the U.K. Environment Agency. Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 International sanctions have restricted sales of Russia’s enormous stocks of oil and natural gas in an effort to pressure the country’s strongman leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to relent. New York Times, 16 July 2022 By the time the unemployment rate rises enough or inflation subsides enough for this Fed to relent, the impact of those past actions will continue to be felt for several more quarters. Robert Barone, Forbes, 10 July 2022 This public suggestion could have been done for any number of reasons—perhaps to put pressure on FIFA itself to relent in aggressive, high-dollar licensing requests, lest EA Sports take both its literal and figurative ball and go home. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2022 The forces arrayed against gun control will not relent. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to melt, soften, from Anglo-French relenter, from re- + Latin lentare to bend, from lentus soft, pliant, slow — more at lithe
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
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