Word Meaning

relents definition and meaning

v. i. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
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.
v. t. To slacken; to abate.
v. t. To soften; to dissolve.
v. t. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
n. Stay; stop; delay.

Crossword clues for relents

- Be merciful
- Become less severe
- Become more forgiving
- Capitulate
- Give in
- Relax one's severity
- Relax one’s severity
- Relax severity with regard to fasting period
- Show mercy, yield
- Soften attitude
- Soften in feeling or determination
- Soften in temper
- Yield
- Backs down
- Doctor enters, keeps left and gives way