relent
verb
[ rɪˈlɛnt ]
• abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request.
• "she was going to refuse his request, but relented"
Similar:
change one's mind,
do a U-turn,
back-pedal,
back down,
give way,
give in,
capitulate,
yield,
accede,
come round,
acquiesce,
soften,
melt,
weaken,
unbend,
become merciful,
become lenient,
have/show pity,
have/show mercy,
give quarter,
agree to something,
allow something,
concede something,
admit something,
do an about-turn,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissolve, melt’): based on Latin re- ‘back’ + lentare ‘to bend’ (from lentus ‘flexible’).
