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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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