Relish

Definition of Relish

Rel´ish Pronunciation: r?l´?sh

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Relished (- sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relishing.] Now I begin to relish thy advice. - Shak. He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. - Atterbury.
	2.	To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. A savory bit that served to relish wine. - Dryden.
v. i.	1.	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. - Shak. A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. - Woodward.
n.	1.	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. - Milton. When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish. - Addison.
	2.	Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. It preserve some relish of old writing. - Pope.
	3.	A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. - Macaulay. I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j dicious. - Cowper.
	4.	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.
	1.	(Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

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