relent

Etymology
From, from , from + , from. Earliest recording dates to 1526.

Noun

 * 1) Stay; stop; delay.
 * 2)  A relenting.
 * 1)  A relenting.
 * 1)  A relenting.
 * 1)  A relenting.

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:

Verb

 * 1)  To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
 * 2)  To slacken; to abate.
 * 3)  To lessen, make less severe or intense.
 * 4)  To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
 * 1)  To slacken; to abate.
 * 2)  To lessen, make less severe or intense.
 * 3)  To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
 * 1)  To lessen, make less severe or intense.
 * 2)  To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
 * 1)  To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
 * 1)  To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting

Translations

 * Bulgarian: омилостивявам се
 * Czech: smilovat se, obměkčit se, slitovat se
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakangāwari, māriri
 * Persian: نرم شدن
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: ochabnout
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakangoru, māwhe, tāngangao
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: změknout,
 * Dutch:, , , , ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Maori: whakangāwari, ngawhere, hauraro

Adjective

 * 1)  softhearted; yielding

Etymology
From, in the sense “lingering”.

Noun

 * 1) lingering smell (usually bad); stench
 * 2)  overtone