| slovo | definícia |
relent
(encz) | relent,obměkčit v: web |
relent
(encz) | relent,polevit v: Zdeněk Brož |
relent
(encz) | relent,povolit v: Zdeněk Brož |
relent
(encz) | relent,zmírnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Relent
(gcide) | Relent \Re*lent"\, v. t.
1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]
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And oftentimes he would relent his pace. --Spenser.
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2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
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3. To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]
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Relent
(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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Relent
(gcide) | Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), n.
Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
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Nor rested till she came without relent
Unto the land of Amazons. --Spenser.
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relent
(wn) | relent
v 1: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: yield,
relent, soften] [ant: remain firm, stand] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
relentlessness
(mass) | relentlessness
- vytrvalosť |
relentless
(encz) | relentless,nepovolný adj: Zdeněk Brožrelentless,neústupný adj: Zdeněk Brožrelentless,vytrvalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
relentlessly
(encz) | relentlessly,vytrvale adv: Zdeněk Brož |
relentlessness
(encz) | relentlessness,houževnatost n: Zdeněk Brožrelentlessness,vytrvalost n: Zdeněk Brož |
unrelenting
(encz) | unrelenting,nepoddajný adj: Zdeněk Brožunrelenting,nepovolný adj: Zdeněk Brožunrelenting,neúplatný |
unrelentingly
(encz) | unrelentingly,bezcitně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Relent
(gcide) | Relent \Re*lent"\, v. t.
1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]
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And oftentimes he would relent his pace. --Spenser.
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2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
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3. To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), n.
Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]
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Nor rested till she came without relent
Unto the land of Amazons. --Spenser.
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Relented
(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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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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Relentless
(gcide) | Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
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For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. --
Re*lent"less*ness, n.
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Relentlessly
(gcide) | Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
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For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. --
Re*lent"less*ness, n.
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Relentlessness
(gcide) | Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
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For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. --
Re*lent"less*ness, n.
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Relentment
(gcide) | Relentment \Re*lent"ment\ (-ment), n.
The act or process of relenting; the state of having
relented. --Sir T. Browne.
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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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relentless
(wn) | relentless
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: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn:
persistent, relentless, unrelenting] |
relentlessly
(wn) | relentlessly
adv 1: in a relentless manner; "he worked relentlessly" [syn:
relentlessly, unrelentingly] |
relentlessness
(wn) | relentlessness
n 1: mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent
or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit" [syn:
relentlessness, inexorability, inexorableness] |
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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