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To accept or yield to a superior force, authority or will

Become less severe or intense

To feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin

Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of

(of a game or contest) To have failed to win

To make something less tight

To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid

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Verb

To accept or yield to a superior force, authority or will

become merciful

admit something

agree to something

allow something

concede something

do an about-turn

change one's mind

give some slack

change your mind

take a softer line

throw in the towel

raise the white flag

throw in the sponge

show the white flag

wave the white flag

lay down your arms

give up the struggle

put up white flag

give yourself up

resign yourself

do an about-face

have second thoughts

give oneself up

bow to something

throw in your hand

give away the store

give oneself over

act in accordance with

come off second-best

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

be outdistanced

be converted to

be persuaded by

hoist the white flag

make concessions

be conquered by

be overwhelmed by

give oneself up to

lose oneself in

lose your nerve

have no stomach for

think better of something

put one's tail between one's legs

lose oneself to

bring to an end

throw up one's hands

throw up the sponge

sing a different song

admit that one is wrong

be overthrown by

be destroyed by

be vanquished by

show white flag

get cold feet about

admit you were wrong

have no fight left

withdraw from agreement or statement

be a casualty to

pass into the hands of

give up the ghost

pass into enemy hands

do as you are told

do what is expected

do one's bidding

play it by the book

do what one is told

play second fiddle

abandon oneself to

betray your principles

give free rein to

give the nod to

give the go-ahead to

give the thumbs up to

roll over and play dead

give the green light to

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“Finally his mother relented.”

Verb

Become less severe or intense

take a nosedive

go through the floor

incline downwards

become less intense

die away or out

die away or down

be on the way out

draw to a close

go into a tailspin

decrease in value

be precipitated

decline in price

move further off

take the edge off

take a breather

take the bite out

take the sting out

make cutbacks in

slope downwards

go to the bottom

decrease rapidly

dip below the horizon

descend rapidly

become unimportant

become less loud

vanish into thin air

axe^UK

slant downwards

break into pieces

become indistinct

become confused

ax^US

reach a new low

go under the surface

dip beneath the horizon

become moribund

be slipping away

be approaching death

be giving up the ghost

be about to die

have one foot in the grave

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“The mists did not relent to the light, they only fell around Nakita and the Neraks, and stayed upon them.”

Verb

To feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin

feel remorse for

ask forgiveness

be conscience-stricken

be contrite about

be guilt-ridden

feel contrite about

reproach oneself

reproach oneself for

feel remorse about

reproach yourself for

see error of ways

wear sackcloth and ashes

see the error of your ways

wish that one had not done something

feel sorry about

feel remorseful about

kick oneself for

feel apologetic about

feel unwilling about

feel reluctant about

be unhappy about

be disappointed over

have qualms about

be remorseful for

be apologetic for

feel uneasy over

have compunctions about

kick oneself over

be repentant for

be disturbed by

be remorseful about

have a conscience about

be disappointed about

cry over spilled milk

have compunctions

be regretful at

feel repentant about

blame oneself for

cry over spilt milk

be regretful about

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Verb

Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of

be charitable towards

be compassionate towards

be sympathetic towards

show compassion towards

show sympathy for

put someone out of their misery

sympathize with

show forgiveness

have compassion

be there for somebody

have compassion for

commiserate with

put out of one's misery

feel sympathy for

feel compassion for

express sympathy

open one's heart

express sympathy for

send condolences to

be sympathetic to

offer condolences to

offer sympathy to

show compassion

offer condolences

be cognizant of

feel compassionate towards

show compassion for

be conscious of

be sensitive to

take account of

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Verb

(of a game or contest) To have failed to win

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To make something less tight

anaesthetize^UK

tranquillize^UK

run interference for

become less stiff

become less tense

become less rigid

take the edge off

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Verb

To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid

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