| VERB | stative | relent, yield, soften | give in, as to influence or pressure |
|---|
| Sounds | rihleh'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | give in, as to influence or pressure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue relent | |
| Synonyms | yield, soften | |
| Narrower | truckle | Yield to out of weakness |
| Opposite | stand, remain firm | hold one's ground |
| Spanish | acceder, ceder, rendirse | |
| Catalan | accedir, cedir | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots