Respite: alternatives and connections

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

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To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

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The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

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Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adver…

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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

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To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of…

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To protract; to prolong; to extend.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

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To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.

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The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…

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One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.

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Alt. of Defervescency

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The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.

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A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits.

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Alt. of Subsidency

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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

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The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisanc…

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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of Hiatus

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A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

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To arrest.

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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