v. t.
And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
He stirred the coals till relente gan
The wax again the fire. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Salt of tartar ] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
When opening buds salute the welcome day,
And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Can you . . . behold
My sighs and tears, and will not once relent? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Stay; stop; delay. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor rested till she came without relent
Unto the land of Amazons. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying;
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The act or process of relenting; the state of having relented. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]