Relents
[rɪ'lents]
Examples
- I shall disclose some of his opinions of you, privately expressed to me, unless he relents a little. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- You must live on your pay till your father relents, and if you die, you leave your wife a hundred a year. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Let your name be mentioned in the Gazette, and I'll engage the old father relents towards you: Mentioned in the Gazette! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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