[rɪˈlɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request
(e.g: she was going to refuse his request, but relented)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissolve, melt’): based on Latin re- ‘back’ + lentare ‘to bend’ (from lentus ‘flexible’)