Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rely \Re*ly"\ (r?-l?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relied} (-l?d"); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Relying}.] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.]
   To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the
   veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the
   certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to
   trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in.

         Go in thy native innocence; rely On what thou hast of
         virtue.                                  --Milton.

         On some fond breast the parting soul relies. --Gray.

   Syn: To trust; depend; confide; repose.

Source : WordNet®

rely
     v : have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on
         your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by
         my grandmother's recipes" [syn: {trust}, {swear}, {bank}]
         [ant: {distrust}, {distrust}]
     [also: {relied}]

relied
     See {rely}