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relent
late 14c., "to melt, soften, dissolve," from
re-,
intensive prefix + L.
lentus
"slow, viscous, supple" (see
lithe
). Sense of "become less harsh or cruel" first recorded 1520s. The notion is probably of a hard heart melting with pity.
