An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
yield, relent, soften
(verb) give in, as to influence or pressure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
relent (plural relents)
Stay; stop; delay.
(obsolete) A relenting.
relent (third-person singular simple present relents, present participle relenting, simple past and past participle relented)
(intransitive) To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper
(intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
(obsolete, transitive) To lessen, make less severe or intense.
(dated, intransitive, of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
relent (comparative more relent, superlative most relent)
(obsolete) softhearted; yielding
Source: Wiktionary
Re*lent" (r-lnt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p. pr. & vb. n. Relenting.] Etym: [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]
1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.] He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire. Chaucer. [Salt of tartar] 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. 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.
Re*lent", v. t.
1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] And oftentimes he would relent his pace. Spenser.
2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]
3. To mollify ; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]
Re*lent" (r-lnt"), n.
Definition: Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazona. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.