relent

As an adjective recent

is recent.

As a noun relent is

stay; stop; delay.

As a verb relent is

to become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.

As verbs the difference between relent and diminish

is that relent is to become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion while diminish is to make smaller.

As a noun relent

is stay; stop; delay.

As verbs the difference between relent and subside

is that relent is to become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion while subside is to sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

As a noun relent

is stay; stop; delay.

As nouns the difference between relent and lenient

is that relent is stay; stop; delay while lenient is (medicine) a lenitive; an emollient.

As a verb relent

is to become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.

As an adjective lenient is

lax; tolerant of deviation; permissive; not strict.

As nouns the difference between persistence and relent

is that persistence is the property of being persistent while relent is stay; stop; delay.

As a verb relent is

to become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and relent

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while relent is stay; stop; delay.

As a verb relent is

to become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.