Bible Dictionaries
Relent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To slacken; to abate.

(2):

(v. i.) To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.

(3):

(v. t.) To soften; to dissolve.

(4):

(v. t.) To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe.

(5):

(n.) Stay; stop; delay.

(6):

(v. i.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Relent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/relent.html. 1828.