relent

6 letters · verb · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

verb

give in, as to influence or pressure

Relent in a sentence

He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.

We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.

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