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Respiting

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:

  1. To delay or postpone; to put off.

  2. To keep back from execution; to reprieve.

    Forty days longer we do respite you.
    --Shak.

  3. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. ``To respite his day labor with repast.''
    --Milton.

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respiting

vb. (present participle of respite English)