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Relenting
(gcide) | 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.]
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He stirred the coals till relente gan
The wax again the fire. --Chaucer.
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[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin
to relent. --Boyle.
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When opening buds salute the welcome day,
And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope.
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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.
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Can you . . . behold
My sighs and tears, and will not once relent?
--Shak.
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unrelenting
(encz) | unrelenting,nepoddajný adj: Zdeněk Brožunrelenting,nepovolný adj: Zdeněk Brožunrelenting,neúplatný |
unrelentingly
(encz) | unrelentingly,bezcitně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Unrelenting
(gcide) | Unrelenting \Un`re*lent"ing\, a.
Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. --
Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.
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Unrelentingly
(gcide) | Unrelenting \Un`re*lent"ing\, a.
Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. --
Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.
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Unrelentingness
(gcide) | Unrelenting \Un`re*lent"ing\, a.
Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. --
Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.
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unrelenting
(wn) | unrelenting
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
"grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final
hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty";
"relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of
parenthood" [syn: grim, inexorable, relentless,
stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting]
2: harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter" [syn:
brutal, unrelenting]
3: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn:
persistent, relentless, unrelenting] |
unrelentingly
(wn) | unrelentingly
adv 1: in a relentless manner; "he worked relentlessly" [syn:
relentlessly, unrelentingly] |
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