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| re·lent [ ri lént ] (past and past participle re·lent·ed, present participle re·lent·ing, 3rd person present singular re·lents) |
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1. become less rigid or strict: to become more sympathetic or amenable and do something previously ruled out or allow something previously forbidden
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2. become less intense: to slacken or become less intense
 At last my headache relented.
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| [14th century. <re- + Latin lentare "bend, soften" < lentus "flexible"] |
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