[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.Synonyms: yield , bend", "to become less severe; slacken:The winds relented."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Obsolete.to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.", "Obsolete.to cause to slacken; abate.", "Obsolete.to abandon; relinquish."]}]