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relent

re·lent

UK/ɹɪˈlɛnt/ US/rɪˈlɛnt/ rare dated obsolete

verb

1.

give in, as to influence or pressure

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Origin

From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.

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