What is to slacken; to abate. [Obs.] And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser called?
relent — To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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