RELENT

relent. Relent, v.t. to feel compassion, soften, melt, turn

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Re‐lent″ (r?–l?nt″), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p. pr. & vb. n. Relenting.] [[F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]] 1. 1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce.
He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire. Chaucer. placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent. Boyle. When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. Pope. 2. 2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent? Shak.