relent

relent is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
2. intransitive verb. 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.
3. transitive verb. To slacken; to abate.
4. transitive verb. To soften; to dissolve.
5. transitive verb. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.
6. noun. Stay; stop; delay.
7. verb. give in, as to influence or pressure

   Synonyms: soften, yield

Synonyms

soften, yield

Common word forms

relents, relented, relenting, relentless, relentment

Words from these letters

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