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rely

verb
/ɹɪˈlaɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.

  1. derived from religo
  2. derived from relier
  3. inherited from relien

Definitions

  1. To trust

    To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

    • I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
    • Cookieless sessions enable you to take advantage of session state without relying on browser cookies.
    • Shepard: You can't rely on anyone. Sounds harsh, but it's true. Shepard: It comes down to doing what you think is right--and damn everyone else.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at rely. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at rely. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at rely

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA