relent[verb]Synonyms: be merciful, capitulate, change one's mind, come round, have pity, show mercy, soften, yield
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧lent /rɪˈlent/
verb [intransitive] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: lentare 'to bend']
to change your attitude and become less strict or cruel towards someone
Synonym : give in:
At last her father relented and came to visit her. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲