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verb

Relish v. t. (past & past part. relished; pres. part. relishing)

To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food. "Now I begin to relish thy advice." "He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys."

To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. "A savory bit that served to relish wine."

Relish v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor. "Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits." "A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature."

noun

Relish n.

A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. "Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting." "When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish."

Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. "It preserve some relish of old writing."

A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. "A relish for whatever was excellent in arts." "I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious."

That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.

Synonyms: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.

Relish n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

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... Patriarch Adrian died, the dignity was abolished by Peter who did not relish the idea of a rival power in the State. Instead he created the Holy Synod together with the office of Superintendent of the Patriarchal Throne. He gives his reasons in the ukase wherein the change is announced. "The simple people," this ...

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... these coureurs des bois became so accustomed to the Indian mode of living, and the perfect freedom of the wilderness, that they lost relish for civilization, and identified themselves with the savages among whom they dwelt, or could only be distinguished from them by superior licentiousness. Their conduct and example gradually corrupted the natives, and impeded the works of the Catholic missionaries, who were at this ...

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... other answer. John Fries, he would tell them, had learned that some years ago. "How, then," they would ask, "do you propose to defend us? We are not afraid of bullets, but treason has a way of taking people off that we do not much relish. How do you propose to defend us?" "Look at my floating banner," he would reply; "see ...

— American Eloquence, Volume I. (of 4) - Studies In American Political History (1896) • Various

... seconded Mrs. Arnot's efforts to the utmost without any unpleasant results, even if no good ones had followed; and it may well be doubted whether any of the latter would have ensued. Haldane's disease was too deeply rooted, and his tastes vitiated to such a degree that he had lost the power to relish long the simple enjoyments of Mrs. Arnot's parlor. He already craved the pleasures which first kindle and ...

— A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century • E. P. Roe

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