d 2 e 1 p 3 e 1 n 1 d 2
6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
verb have faith or confidence in
originFrom Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre and Latin dependeō, from Latin dē- + pendeō (“to hang”). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (“to hang or depend”).
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