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   Relish , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relishing.] [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re- + lechier to lick, F. lécher. See Lecher, Lick.]
   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.
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   Now I begin to relish thy advice.
   Shak.
   
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   He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys.
   Atterbury.
   
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   To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
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   A savory bit that served to relish wine.
   Dryden.
   
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   Relish, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
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   Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
   Shak.
   
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   A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
   Woodward.
   
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   Relish, n.
   A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
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   Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained
   From this delightful fruit, nor known till now
   True relish, tasting.
   Milton.
   
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   When liberty is gone,
   Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.
   Addison.
   
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   Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
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   It preserve some relish of old writing.
   Pope.
   
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   A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
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   A relish for whatever was excellent in arts.
   Macaulay.
   
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   I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.
   Cowper.
   
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   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.
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   Syn. -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.
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   Relish, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
   Knight.
   
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