| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| relapse | verb i. | To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back., To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; — generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; — sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed., To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide., A sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of having fallen back., One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backslider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again. |
| related | imp. & past participle | of Relate, Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree., Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related., Narrated; told., Same as Relative, 4. |
| relater | noun | One who relates or narrates. |
| relator | noun | One who relates; a relater., A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed. |
| relaxed | imp. & past participle | of Relax |
| release | verb t. | To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back., To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go., To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty., To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit., To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance., The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage., Relief from care, pain, or any burden., Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance., A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man’s right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim., The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. |
| relesse | verb t. | To release. |
| reliant | adjective | Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting. |
| relicly | adverb | In the manner of relics. |
| relieve | verb t. | To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise., To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast., To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of., To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor., To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town., To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty., To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right. |
| relievo | noun | See Relief, n., 5. |
| relight | verb t. | To light or kindle anew. |
| relique | noun | See Relic. |
| relodge | verb t. | To lodge again. |
| relumed | imp. & past participle | of Relume |
| relying | present participle & vb. noun | of Rely |