[re.ly] vi re.lied ; re.ly.ing [ME relien to rally, fr. MF relier to connect, rally, fr. L religare to tie back, fr. re- + ligare to tie--more at ligature] (1574) 1: to be dependent "the system on which we ~ for water"
2: to have confidence based on experience "someone you can ~ on" -- re.li.er n