rely vs depend

rely and depend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rely	No	No	Yes	No
depend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rely and depend are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of rely include bank, bet, calculate, count, look, reckon, swear.

rely (verb)	depend (verb)
have faith or confidence in	have faith or confidence in
	be contingent upon (something that is elided)