■ noun
1》 great enjoyment.
↘pleasurable anticipation.
2》 a piquant sauce or pickle eaten with plain food to add flavour.
3》 archaic an appetizing flavour.
↘a distinctive taste or tinge.
■ verb
1》 enjoy greatly.
↘anticipate with pleasure.
2》 archaic make pleasant to the taste.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
ME (orig. in the sense 'odour, taste'): alt. of obs. reles , from OFr. reles 'remainder', from relaisser 'to release'.