to give (grant) a respite

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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 care — is the provision of short term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.The term short break is used in some countries to describe respite care.… …   Wikipedia

• grant — vb 1 Grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award denote to give as a favor or as a right. One grants, usually to a claimant or a petitioner and often a subordinate, as an act of justice or indulgence, something that is requested or demanded and that …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• respite — /res pit/, n., v., respited, respiting. n. 1. a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite. 2. temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death;… …   Universalium

• respite — /ˈrɛspət / (say respuht), /ˈrɛspaɪt / (say respuyt), /rəˈspaɪt/ (say ruh spuyt) noun 1. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite. 2. temporary suspension of the… …  

• respite — n. & v. n. 1 an interval of rest or relief. 2 a delay permitted before the discharge of an obligation or the suffering of a penalty. v.tr. 1 grant respite to; reprieve (a condemned person). 2 postpone the execution or exaction of (a sentence,… …   Useful english dictionary

• give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• Ulysses S. Grant: Second Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Tuesday, March 4, 1873       Under Providence I have been called a second time to act as Executive over this great nation. It has been my endeavor in the past to maintain all the laws, and, so far as lay in my power, to act …   Universalium

• 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: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• leave — vt left, leav·ing: bequeath devise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. leave I …   Law dictionary