respite

respite
n
1. interval, hiatus, intermission, break, interruption; pause, lull, lapse, interregnum; relief, breath, breather, breathing spell, rest, repose, relaxa-tion, recess, inactivity, Archaic. bever; alleviation, assuagement, mitigation, palliation; commutation, easing up or off, slackening up, loosening up.
2. remission, reprieve, stay, stay of execution, Inf. letup; postponement, suspension, adjournment, abeyance, prorogation; deferment, deferral, delay, extension, protraction, continuation, Law. continuance; cessation, desistance, arrest, stoppage, halt, standstill, discontinuance, discontinuation.
v
3. relieve, alleviate, allay, assuage, mitigate, palliate; commute, ease up or off, slacken up, loosen up, relax, grant a breathing spell, Archaic. slake.
4. remit, reprieve, stay, grant a stay of execution, let off, Inf. let off the hook; continue, grant an extension, Finance. extend, Commerce. indulge; postpone, defer, prorogue, adjourn, suspend, intermit, lay over, put off, stave off, shelve, table, hold in abeyance, reschedule; delay, stall, wait, hold off, proscrastinate.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Respite — Res pite (r?s p?t), n. [OF. respit, F. r[ e]pit, from L. respectus respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of a day. See {Respect}.] 1. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay. [1913 Webster] I crave but four day… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • respite — res·pite / res pət, ri spīt/ n in the civil law of Louisiana: a judicially approved or enforced agreement that provides a debtor with time or a delay for the payment of creditors Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. respite …   Law dictionary

  • respite — [res′pit] n. [ME < OFr respit < L respectus: see RESPECT] 1. a delay or postponement; esp., postponement of the carrying out of a death sentence; reprieve 2. an interval of temporary relief or rest, as from pain, work, duty, etc.; lull vt.… …   English World dictionary

  • respite — late 13c., from O.Fr. respit delay, respect, from L. respectus consideration, recourse, regard (see RESPECT (Cf. respect)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • respite — *pause, recess, lull, intermission Analogous words: leisure, ease, *rest: interruption, interval, *break …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • respite — is pronounced either res piyt or res pit …   Modern English usage

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  • respite — ► NOUN ▪ a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. ORIGIN Old French respit, from Latin respectus refuge, consideration …   English terms dictionary

  • respite — n. 1) to allow, give respite (we allowed them no respite) 2) a brief, temporary respite 3) a respite from (there was no respite from the cold) 4) without respite * * * [ resp(a)ɪt] temporary respite give respite (we allowed them no respite) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

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