Definition of relent

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Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..

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Inexpiable :: Inexpiable (a.) Incapable of being mollified or appeased; relentless; implacable.
Inexorable :: Inexorable (a.) Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge..
Iron :: Iron (n.) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will..
Mephistophelian :: Mephistophelian (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend; devilish; crafty..
Relenting :: Relenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relen.
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
Relentment :: Relentment (n.) The act or process of relenting; the state of having relented.
Rigorous :: Rigorous (a.) Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration..
Unrelenting :: Unrelenting (a.) Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel.
Relent :: Relent (v. i.) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion..
Relented :: Relented (imp. & p. p.) of Relen.
Relentless :: Relentless (a.) Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism..
Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
Stern :: Stern (superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree..
Stood :: Stony (superl.) Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze..
Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To soften; to dissolve.
Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To slacken; to abate.
Sturdy :: Sturdy (superl.) Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
Relent :: Relent (n.) Stay; stop; delay.
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