Relent

[re·lent]

Being unwilling to relent is a good qualification for a sales person. You have to keep trying to make the sale and never give in until you've made it.

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To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.

Verb
give in, as to influence or pressure


v. i.
To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.

v. i.
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.

v. t.
To slacken; to abate.

v. t.
To soften; to dissolve.

v. t.
To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe.

n.
Stay; stop; delay.


Relent

Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p. pr. & vb. n. Relenting.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.] 1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire.
[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent.
When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray.
2. 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.
Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent?

Relent

Re*lent", v. t. 1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]
And oftentimes he would relent his pace.
2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.] 3. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]

Relent

Re*lent" (r?-l?nt"), n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona.

To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.

To slacken; to abate.

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