Relent

rē-lent′, v.i. to slacken, to soften or grow le severe: to grow tender: to feel compa ion.— adj. soft-hearted: yielding.— n. ( Spens. ) relenting.— adjs. Relent′ing , inclining to yield: too soft; Relent′le , without relenting: without tenderne or compa ion: mercile .— adv. Relent′le ly .— ns. Relent′le ne ; Relent′ment , the state of relenting: relaxation: compa ion. [O. Fr. ralentir , to retard—L. relentescĕre — re- , back, lent us , pliant.]