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Meaning of relent in English
Pronunciation
/rəˈlɛnt/
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Verb
relent
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissolve, melt’): based on Latin re-‘back’ + lentare‘to bend’ (from lentus‘flexible’)
Definitions
1.
give in, as to influence or pressure
Antonyms
stand
remain firm