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rely on

[ri-lahy] Origin

re·ly

[ri-lahy]
verb (used without object), -lied, -ly·ing.
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English relien < Middle French relier < Latin religāre to bind fast, hold firmly. See re-, ligament

mis·re·ly, verb (used without object), -lied, -ly·ing.


trust, count, bank.

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Word Origin & History

rely
early 14c., "to gather, assemble," from O.Fr. relier "fasten, attach, rally, oblige," from L. religare "fasten, bind fast," from re-, intensive prefix, + ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Sense of "depend, trust" is from 1570s, perhaps via notion of "rally to, fall back on."
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