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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Respite \Res"pite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See
{Respite}, n.]
To give or grant a respite to. Specifically:
(a) To delay or postpone; to put off.
(b) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
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Forty days longer we do respite you. --Shak.
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(c) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. "To respite
his day labor with repast." --Milton.
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