rely

intransitive verb

To be dependent for support, help, or supply.

intransitive verb

To place or have faith or confidence.

To fasten; fix; attach.

To bring together again; assemble again; rally.

To polish.

To attach one’s faith to a person or thing; fix one’s confidence; rest with confidence, as upon the veracity, integrity, or ability of another, or upon the certainty of facts or of evidence; have confidence; trust; depend: used with on or upon, formerly also with in and to. Compare reliable.

To assemble again; rally.

To rest, in a physical sense; recline; lean.

intransitive verb

To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; — with on, formerly also with in.

verb

To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; — with on, formerly also with in.