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respited
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Respited
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:
To delay or postpone; to put off.
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To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
Forty days longer we do respite you.
--Shak. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. ``To respite his day labor with repast.''
--Milton.
Wiktionary
respited
vb. (en-past of: respite)
Usage examples of "respited".
She no longer beheld Theodore as one respited from death, but took leave of him with a mournful pre-sentiment that she should see him no more.
He was condemned to die on the Monday following, but was afterwards respited for a few days longer.