rely
verb
[ rɪˈlʌɪ ]
• depend on with full trust or confidence.
• "I know I can rely on your discretion"
Similar:
depend,
count,
bank,
place reliance,
bargain,
plan,
reckon,
anticipate,
expect,
pin one's hopes on,
hope for,
take for granted,
take on trust,
trust,
be confident of,
have (every) confidence in,
be sure of,
believe in,
have faith in,
pin one's faith on,
trust in,
cling to,
swear by,
figure on,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French relier ‘bind together’, from Latin religare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + ligare ‘bind’. The original sense was ‘gather together’, later ‘turn to, associate with’, whence ‘depend upon with confidence’.
