relent

IPA: rɪɫˈɛnt

(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
(intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
(obsolete, transitive) To lessen, make less severe or intense.
(dated, intransitive, of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting

Examples of "relent" in Sentences

They were forced to relent.
He is not in mood to relent.
He is the relenting, the merciful god.
He finally relented and lifted the ban.
The police relents and lets the cars pass.
But he then relents and tosses the ax into the ocean.
However, the government of the Kaiser did not relent.
The rain did not relent and the race was not restarted.
I couldn't ask for a more peaceful relent from the town.
Mukulumpe pretended to relent and called back the exiles.
Muirenn was pregnant at the time and entreated the saint to relent.
But he would not relent and would not go away, and in the end they just shut him down.
The only thing you are correct on, and I relent is that there is a state homeland security that is louisiana.
She did not relent in her work on behalf of the oppressed even though she was aware she was under Nazi surveillance.
If it were to fetch an enterprise value of £ 3 billion — the price at which analysts believe Smiths would relent — that would equate to 13 times forecasted fiscal 2011 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
Earlier, President Barack Obama threatened to veto the Pentagon bill that included the military-detention provision, only to relent on Wednesday, despite continued objections from Mr. Mueller and Justice officials over parts of the bill.