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Verb: rely on
  1. Put trust in with confidence
    "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
    - depend on, depend upon, rely upon
     
  2. Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
    "elderly parents often rely on their adult children"
    - depend on

Derived forms: relying on, relied on, relies on