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Added 9 October 2026

relent

/ɹɪˈlɛnt/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about relent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Give in, as to influence or pressure.

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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