More language change on the fly

[Douglas G. Wilson]

> From espn.com's wrap of today's Boston Red Sox game:
>
>Manny Ramirez didn't start for the Red Sox. Manager Terry Francona
>said it was just a day off but relented that Ramirez had been
>bothered by a sore back.
>
>I don't see this use of "relent" (= 'concede'?) in the OED and AHD entries...

Aiming for "recanted", maybe? And/or "retracted"?

-- Doug Wilson


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