Relent
verb — past tense: relented ; past participle: relented ; present participle: relenting ;
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- (INTRANSITIVE) ~ (in something) (to become less severe, to become less stem, to abandon one's harsh intentions and be more lenient, to give up harsh intention) បន្ទន់ចិត្ដ, បន្សាប, ស្រាក់, ធ្វើអោយស្ងប់, ធ្វើអោយទ្រាំទ្របាន, បានស្រាក, បានធូរស្រួល, ស្ងប់, បណ្ដោយ, ធ្វើអោយទន់
Example: The polite will not relent in their fight against crime.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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- Stay; stop; delay.
verb — past tense: relented ; past participle: relented ; present participle: relenting ;
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
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- abdicate, accede, acquiesce, capitulate, code, quit, relinquish, resign, submit, succumb, surrender, waive, yield
- 1.
- assert, resist, strive, struggle
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- To slacken, to abate
- 2.
- To soften, to dissolve