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[rɪˈlʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- depend on with full trust or confidence
(e.g: I know I can rely on your discretion)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French relier ‘bind together’, from Latin religare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + ligare ‘bind’. The original sense was ‘gather together’, later ‘turn to, associate with’, whence ‘depend upon with confidence’
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