relent
verbTo become less severe, resistant, or intense.
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Clear all filtersTo become less severe, resistant, or intense.
Continuing without weakening or letting up.
Directly connected with or useful to the matter being considered.
One word family: also includes relevance.
To give up possession, control, or a claim.
Hesitant or unwilling to do something.
Capable of being corrected or improved.
Suggesting or bringing to mind something else.
Careless or neglectful in carrying out a responsibility.
The cancellation, reduction, or suspension of a penalty, obligation, or burden.
To protest or object with earnest reasoning.
Payment or compensation for work or services.
Providing payment or financial reward.
A renewed period of activity, creativity, or growth.
To provide, deliver, or present something.
A particular performance, interpretation, or version.
Someone who abandons a group, cause, or accepted allegiance.
To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.
To repair or improve an old or damaged building or object.
Capable of being repaired or put right.
A consequence, often indirect and unwelcome, of an action.
To restore a supply that has been used up.
Fully supplied or filled with something.
A place where things are stored or preserved.
Deserving strong criticism or condemnation.
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