| VERB | stative | relent, yield, soften | give in, as to influence or pressure |
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| Sounds | rihleh'nt | |
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| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | give in, as to influence or pressure. | |
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| 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 | |
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