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单词 relent
释义 relent
 —relentingly,  adv.  
 /ri lent"/,  v.i.  
  1. to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
  2. to become less severe; slacken: The winds relented.
  v.t.  
  3.  Obs.   to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
  4.  Obs.   to cause to slacken; abate.
  5.  Obs.   to abandon; relinquish.
 [1350-1400; ME < ML *relentare, equiv. to L re- RE- + lentare to bend, deriv. of lentus flexible, viscous, slow]
 Syn. 1. bend, yield.
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