relent
verb [I] /rɪˈlent/Definition
› to act in a less severe way towards someone and allow something that you had refused to allow before: Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party. The security guard relented and let them through.Accepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval
(Definition of relent verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acceptance noun
- acquiesce verb
- bend to sth phrasal verb
- bow down to sb phrasal verb
- capitulate verb
- cave in phrasal verb (AGREE)
- compromise noun
- condescend verb
- defer to sb/sth phrasal verb
- let verb (ALLOW)
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical adjective
- reconcile yourself to sth phrasal verb
- resignation noun (ACCEPTING)
- resort to sth phrasal verb
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- surrender verb (ACCEPT DEFEAT)
- tolerate verb (ACCEPT)
- trade sth off phrasal verb
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