relent
I
verb
abate severity, accede, acquiesce, be assuaged, be compassionate, be compliant, be forgiving, be merciful, be mollified, be placated, be pliant, be submissive, be tolerant, bend, defer to, feel compassion, feel for, forgive, give, give in, give quarter, give way, grow lenient, grow less severe, have mercy, have sympathy, iram remittere, molliri, pity, relax, remit, resign, show mercy, soften, spare, succumb, sympathize, unbend, yield
II
index
comply, condone, relax, submit (yield), succumb, surrender (yield), yield (submit)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006