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