relents
noun
Meaning
- Stay; stop; delay.
- A relenting.
- To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper
- To slacken; to abate.
- To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- (of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
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