Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Relished"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Relish \Rel"ish\ (r?l"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished}
(-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of. relechier to lick
or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l?cher. See
{Lecher}, {Lick}.]
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.
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.
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