He has, however, bought her a new dress—the first one she has had in more than a year—so perhaps the old man at times relents toward his granddaughter and tries to atone for his shortcomings.
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Relents
Synonyms for "relents" (13 found)
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9 entriesabateaccede to demandsback down from policycave in to pressureease offlet upreverse a decisionwithdraw supportyield to pleas
Collocations
5 entriesrelents momentarilyrelents to demandsrelents to oppositionrelents to pleasrelents under pressure
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