# Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908/Re-edify Repaint

fāte, fär; mē, hėr; mīne; mōte; mūte; mōōn; then.
Re-edify, rē-ed′i-fī, v.t. to rebuild.—n. Re-edificā′tion, the act of rebuilding: the state of being rebuilt.
Reef, rēf, n. a chain of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water: a shoal or elevated bank: a lode, vein, or ledge, in Australian mining phraseology. [Dut. rif; Ice. rif.]
Reef, rēf, n. a portion of a sail rolled or folded up.—v.t. to reduce the exposed surface of, as a sail: to gather up any material in a similar way.—ns. Reef′-band, a strong strip of canvas extending across a sail to strengthen it; Reef′er, a reef-oyster: one who reefs: a short jacket worn by sailors: a midshipman; Reef′-goose, the common wild goose of North America; Reef′ing, the gathering up of a curtain in short festoons; Reef′ing-jack′et, a pea-jacket; Reef′-knot, a square knot; Reef′-line, a temporary means of spilling a sail; Reef′-pend′ant, in fore and aft sails, a rope through a sheave-hole in the boom; Reef′-squid, a lashing used aboard the luggers on the south coast of England; Reef′-tack′le, a tackle used to facilitate reefing.—adjs. Reef′y, full of reefs; Close′-reefed, the condition of a sail when all its reefs have been taken in. [Dut. reef, reef; Ice. rif, Dan. reb.]
Reef, rēf, adj. (Scot.) scabby.—n. the itch. [A.S. hreóf, scabby.]
Reek, rēk, n. smoke: vapour.—v.i. to emit smoke or vapour: to steam.—adj. Reek′y, full of reek: smoky: soiled with steam or smoke: foul. [A.S. réc; Ice. reykr, Ger. rauch, Dut. rook, smoke.]
Reel, rēl, n. a lively Scottish dance for two couples or more, its music generally written in common time of four crotchets in a measure, but sometimes in jig time of six quavers: music for such a dance.—v.i. to dance a reel. [Gael. righil.]
Reel, rēl, n. a rolling or turning frame for winding yarn, &c.—v.t. to wind on a reel.—adj. Reel′able, capable of being reeled.—ns. Reel′-click, an attachment to an angler's reel, which checks the line from running out too freely; Reel′-cott′on, sewing cotton thread wound on reels or spools; Reel′er, one who reels: the grasshopper-warbler; Reel′-hold′er, a rotatory frame to hold spools or reels of thread used in sewing: one of the watch in a man-of-war who hauls in the line when the log is heaved to ascertain the ship's speed; Reel′ing-machine′, a machine for winding thread on spools or reels: a machine which winds into hanks the cotton yarn received from the bobbins of the spinning-frames; Reel′-line, a fishing-line used on a reel by anglers, esp. the part reeled, as distinguished from that cast; Reel′-plate, the metal plate of a fishing-reel that fits into the reel-seat; Reel′-seat, the groove on an angler's rod which receives the reel.—Reel off, to give out with rapidity or fluency. [A.S. reól, hreól.]
Reel, rēl, v.i. to stagger: to vacillate.—n. giddiness.—adv. Reel′-rall (Scot.), topsy-turvy. [Conn. with preceding word.]
Re-elect, rē-ē-lekt′, v.t. to elect again.—n. Re-elec′tion.
Re-elevate, rē-el′e-vāt, v.t. to elevate again or anew.
Re-eligible, rē-el′i-ji-bl, adj. capable of re-election.—n. Re-eligibil′ity.
Reem, rēm, n. an animal mentioned in Job, xxxix. 9—unicorn, wild ox, or ox-antelope.
Re-embark, rē-em-bärk′, v.t. to embark or put on board again.—n. Re-embarkā′tion.
Re-embattle, rē-em-bat′l, v.t. (Milt.) to range again in order of battle.
Re-embody, rē-em-bod′i, v.t. to embody again.
Re-embrace, rē-em-brās′, v.t. or v.i. to embrace again.
Re-emerge, rē-ē-mėrj′, v.i. to emerge again.—n. Re-emerg′ence, the act of emerging again.
Reeming, rēm′ing, n. the act of opening the seams between the planks of a vessel with a caulking-iron, in order to admit the oakum.
Re-enact, rē-en-akt′, v.t. to enact again.—n. Re-enact′ment.
Re-encouragement, rē-en-kur′āj-ment, n. renewed or repeated encouragement.
Re-endow, rē-en-dow′, v.t. to endow again or anew.
Re-enforce, Re-enforcement. Same as Reinforce, Reinforcement.
Re-engage, rē-en-gāj′, v.t. and v.i. to engage again or a second time.—n. Re-engage′ment, a renewed or repeated engagement.
Re-engender, rē-en-jen′dėr, v.t. to regenerate.
Re-engrave, rē-en-grāv′, v.t. to engrave again or anew.
Re-enjoy, rē-en-joi′, v.t. to enjoy anew or a second time.
Re-enlist, rē-en-list, v.t. or v.i. to enlist again.
Re-enter, rē-en′tėr, v.t. and v.i. to enter again or anew: in engraving, to cut deeper where the aqua fortis has not bitten sufficiently.—p.adj. Re-en′tering, entering again: turning inwards.—n. Re-en′trance, the act of entering again.—adj. Re-en′trant (same as Re-entering).—n. Re-en′try, an entering again: the resuming a possession lately lost.—Re-entering angle, an angle pointing inwards.
Re-enthrone, rē-en-thrōn′, v.t. to restore to the throne.—n. Re-enthrone′ment.
Re-erect, rē-e-rekt′, v.t. to erect again.
Reermouse. Same as Reremouse.
Reesk, rēsk, n. (Scot.) rank grass, or waste land growing such.
Reest, Reist, rēst, v.i. (Scot.) of a horse, suddenly to refuse to move, to baulk.—v.t. to arrest, stop.
Re-establish, rē-es-tab′lish, v.t. to establish again: to restore.—ns. Re-estab′lisher, one who re-establishes; Re-estab′lishment.
Re-estate, rē-es-tāt′, v.t. to re-establish.
Reeve, rēv, n. a steward or other officer (now used only in composition, as in sheriff)—a title applied to several classes of old English magistrates over various territorial areas, as borough-reeves, over boroughs; port-reeves, in trading towns, in ports; high-reeves, &c. [M. E. reve—A.S. geréfa—róf, excellent. Cf. Ger. graf.]
Reeve, rēv, v.t. to pass the end of a rope through any hole, as the channel of a block:—pa.t. and pa.p. reeved, also rove (naut.). [Reef (2).]
Re-examine, rē-eg-zam′in, v.t. to examine again or anew.—n. Re-examinā′tion, a renewed or repeated examination.
Re-exchange, rē-eks-chānj′, v.t. to exchange again or anew.—n. a renewed exchange.
Re-exhibit, rē-eg-zib′it, v.t. to exhibit again.
Re-expel, rē-eks-pel′, v.t. to expel again.
Re-export, rē-eks-pōrt′, v.t. to export again, as what has been imported.—n. Re-exportā′tion, the act of exporting what has first been imported.
Refaction, rē-fak′shun, n. (obs.) retribution.
Refait, re-fā′, n. a drawn game, esp. in rouge-et-noir.
Refashion, rē-fash′un, v.t. to fashion or mould again.—n. Refash′ionment.
Refasten, rē-fas′n, v.t. to fasten again.
Refection, rē-fek′shun, n. refreshment: a meal or repast.—n. Refec′tioner.—adj. Refec′tive, refreshing.—n. Refec′tory, the place where refections or meals are taken, esp. in convents or monasteries. [Fr.,—L. refectio—reficĕre, refectum—re-, again, facĕre, to make.]
Refel, rē-fel′, v.t. (Shak.) to refute, to disprove. [O. Fr.,—L. refellĕre—re-, again, fallĕre, to deceive.]
Refeoff, rē-fef′, v.t. to reinvest.
Refer, rē-fėr, v.t. to submit to another person or authority: to assign: to reduce: to carry back: to trace back: to hand over for consideration: to deliver over, as to refer a matter: to appeal: to direct for information.—v.i. to direct the attention: to give a reference: to have reference or recourse: to relate: to allude:—pr.p. refer′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. referred′.—adjs. Ref′erable, Refer′rible, that may be referred or assigned to.—ns. Referēē′, one to whom anything is referred: an arbitrator, umpire, or judge; Ref′erence, the act of referring: a submitting for information or decision: relation: allusion: one who, or that which, is referred to: (law) the act of submitting a dispute for investigation or decision: a testimonial: a direction in a book, a quotation; Ref′erence-Bī′ble, a Bible having references to parallel passages; Ref′erence-book, a book to be referred to or consulted, as an encyclopædia; Ref′erence-Lī′brary, a library containing books to be consulted only in the premises.—n.pl. Ref′erence-marks (print.), the characters *, †, &c., used to refer to notes, &c.—ns. Referendar′, in Germany, a legal probationer who has passed the first of the two examinations for the judicial service; Referen′dary, one to whose decision a cause is referred, a referee: formerly a public official whose duty was to procure, execute, and despatch diplomas and charters, or who served as the medium of communication with a sovereign: the official through whom the patriarch of Constantinople communicates with the civil authorities; Referen′dum, in Switzerland, the right of the people to have all legislative acts passed in the Federal or Cantonal Assemblies referred to them en masse.—adj. Referen′tial, containing a reference: pointing or referring to something else.—adv. Referen′tially, in the way of reference.—ns. Refer′ment; Refer′rer. [O. Fr. referer (référer)—L. referre, to carry back—re-, back, ferre, to carry.]
Referrible. Same as Referable.
Refigure, rē-fig′ūr, v.t. to represent anew: (astrol.) to restore the parabolic figure of, as of a parabolic mirror.
Refill, rē-fil′, v.t. to fill again.
Refind, rē-fīnd′, v.t. to find or experience again.
Refine, rē-fīn′, v.t. to separate from extraneous matter: to reduce to a fine or pure state: to purify: to clarify: to polish: to make elegant: to purify the manners, morals, language, &c.—v.i. to become fine or pure: to affect nicety: to improve in any kind of excellence.—p.adj. Refined′, made fine: polished: highly cultivated.—adv. Refin′edly, in a refined manner: with affected elegance.—ns. Refin′edness, Refine′ment, act of refining or state of being refined: purification: separation from what is impure, &c.: cultivation: elegance: polish: purity: an excessive nicety; Refin′er, one who refuses anything: a piece of mechanism for refining, as a gas purifier; Refin′ery, a place for refining; Refin′ing, the act or process of refining or purifying, particularly metals. [L. re-, denoting change of state, and fine; cf. Fr. raffiner.]
Refit, rē-fit′, v.t. to fit or prepare again.—v.i. to repair damages.—ns. Refit′, Refit′ment.
Reflame, rē-flām′, v.i. to burst again into flame.
Reflect, rē-flekt′, v.t. to bend back: to throw back after striking upon any surface, as light, &c.—v.i. to be thrown back, as light, heat, &c.: to revolve in the mind: to consider attentively or deeply: to ponder: to cast reproach or censure (with on, upon).—p.adj. Reflect′ed, cast or thrown back: turned upward: reflexed.—adjs. Reflect′ible, capable of being reflected; Reflect′ing, throwing back light, heat, &c.: given to reflection: thoughtful.—adv. Reflect′ingly, with reflection: with censure.—Reflecting telescope, a form of telescope in which the image of the object to be viewed is produced by a concave reflector instead of a lens, as in the refracting telescope. [Fr.,—L. reflectĕre, reflexum—re-, again, flectĕre, to bend.]
Reflection, Reflexion, rē-flek′shun, n. the act of reflecting: the change of direction when a ray of light, &c., strikes upon a surface and is thrown back: the state of being reflected: that which is reflected: the action of the mind by which it is conscious of its own operations: attentive consideration: contemplation: censure or reproach: (anat.) the folding of a part, a fold.—adj. Reflect′ive, reflecting: considering the operations of the mind: exercising thought or reflection: (gram.) reciprocal.—adv. Reflect′ively.—ns. Reflect′iveness; Reflect′or, one who, or that which, reflects: a mirror or polished reflecting surface: a censurer.—adj. Reflect′ory.
Reflet, re-flā′, n. iridescent glaze, as on pottery: ware possessing this property.
Reflex, rē′fleks, adj. bent or turned back: reflected: reciprocal: acting and reacting, as reflex influence: (physiol.) said of certain movements which take place independent of the will, being sent back from a nerve-centre in answer to a stimulus from the surface: (paint.) illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.—n. reflection: light reflected from an illuminated surface: a copy.—v.t. Reflex′, to bend back.—p.adj. Reflexed′ (bot.), bent backward or downward.—n. Reflexibil′ity.—adjs. Reflex′ible, Reflect′ible, that may be reflected or thrown back.—n. Reflex′ity.—adj. Reflex′ive, turning backward: reflective: respecting the past: relating to a verb in which the action turns back upon the subject, as I bethought myself.—adv. Reflex′ively.—n. Reflex′iveness, the state or quality of being reflexive.—adv. Rē′flexly (also Reflex′ly).—adj. Reflexogen′ic, tending to increase reflex motions.
Refloat, rē-flōt′, n. ebb.
Reflorescence, rē-flor-es′ens, n. a blossoming anew.—v.i. Reflour′ish.
Reflow, rē-flō′, v.i. to flow back.—ns. Reflow′, Reflow′ing.
Reflower, rē-flow′ėr, v.i. to bloom again.
Refluent, ref′lōō-ent, adj. flowing back: ebbing.—ns. Ref′luence, Ref′luency.—adj. Rē′flux, flowing or returning back: reflex.—n. a flowing back: ebb.—n. Reflux′ing. [L. refluens, -entis, pr.p. of refluĕre—re-, back, fluĕre, fluxum, to flow.]
Refocillate, rē-fos′il-āt, v.t. (obs.) to revive.—n. Refocillā′tion. [L. re-, again, focillāre, to cherish—focus, a hearth.]
Refold, rē-fōld′, v.t. to fold again.—adj. Refold′ed.
Refoot, rē-fōōt′, v.t. to supply with a new foot.
Reforest, rē-for′est, v.t. to plant again with trees.—n. Reforestā′tion.
Reforge, rē-fōrj′, v.t. to forge again or anew: to make over again.—n. Reforg′er.
Reform, rē-form′, v.t. to form again or anew: to transform: to make better: to remove that which is objectionable from: to repair or improve: to reclaim.—v.i. to become better: to abandon evil: to be corrected or improved.—n. a forming anew: change, amendment, improvement: an extension or better distribution of parliamentary representation, as in the Reform Bill.—adj. Refor′mable.—n. Reformā′tion, the act of forming again: the act of reforming: amendment: improvement: the great religious revolution of the 16th century, which gave rise to the various evangelical or Protestant organisations of Christendom.—adjs. Refor′mātive, forming again or anew: tending to produce reform; Refor′mātory, reforming: tending to produce reform.—n. an institution for reclaiming youths and children who have been convicted of crime.—adj. Reformed′, formed again or anew: changed: amended: improved: denoting the churches formed after the Reformation, esp. those in which the Calvinistic doctrines, and still more the Calvinistic polity, prevail, in contradistinction to the Lutheran.—ns. Refor′mer, one who reforms: one who advocates political reform: one of those who took part in the Reformation of the 16th century; Refor′mist, a reformer.—Reformed Presbyterians, a Presbyterian denomination originating in Scotland (see Cameronian); Reform school, a reformatory. [L. re-, again, formāre, to shape—forma, form.]
Reformade, ref-or-mād′, n. (Bunyan) a reduced or dismissed soldier.—n. Reformā′do, an officer without a command.—adj. degraded: penitent.
Refortify, rē-for′ti-fī, v.t. to fortify again or anew.
Refound, rē-fownd′, v.t. to establish on a new basis: to cast anew.—n. Refound′er.
Refract, rē-frakt′, v.t. to break back or open: to break the natural course, or bend from a direct line, as rays of light, &c.—adj. Rēfrac′table.—p.adjs. Rēfrac′ted, turned out of its straight course, as a ray of light: (bot., &c.) bent back at an acute angle; Rēfrac′ting, serving or tending to refract: refractive.—n. Rēfrac′tion, the act of refracting: the change in the direction of a ray of light, heat, &c., when it enters a different medium.—adj. Rēfrac′tive, refracting: pertaining to refraction.—ns. Rēfrac′tiveness; Rēfractiv′ity; Rēfractom′eter, an instrument for measuring the refractive power of different substances; Rēfrac′tor, a refracting telescope.—Angle of refraction, the angle between a perpendicular and a ray of light after its change of direction, bearing a constant ratio to the sine of the angle of incidence—the index of refraction; Astronomical, or Atmospheric, refraction, the apparent angular elevation of the heavenly bodies above their true places, caused by the refraction of the rays of light in their passage through the earth's atmosphere; Double refraction, the separation of an incident ray of light into two refracted rays, polarised in perpendicular planes. [L. refringĕre, refractum—re-, back, frangĕre, to break.]
Refractory, rē-frak′to-ri, adj. breaking through rules: unruly: unmanageable: obstinate: perverse: difficult of fusion, as metals, &c.: not susceptible, as to disease.—adv. Refrac′torily.—n. Refrac′toriness.
Refracture, rē-frak′tūr, n. a breaking again.
Refragable, ref′ra-ga-bl, adj. that may be resisted: capable of refutation.—ns. Refragabil′ity, Ref′ragableness.—v.i. Ref′ragāte (obs.), to be contrary in effect. [L. refragāri, to resist—re-, again, frangĕre, to break.]
Refrain, rē-frān′, n. a burden or chorus recurring at the end of each division of a poem: the musical form to which the burden of a song is set: an after-taste or other sense impression. [O. Fr. refrain—refraindre—L. refringĕre (refrangĕre).]
Refrain, rē-frān′, v.t. to curb: to restrain.—v.i. to keep from action: to forbear.—ns. Refrain′er; Refrain′ment. [O. Fr. refraindre (Fr. refréner)—Low L. refrenāre—re-, back, frenum, a bridle.]
Reframe, rē-frām′, v.t. to frame again.
Refranation, rēf-ra-nā′shun, n. (astrol.) the failure of a planetary aspect to occur.
Refrangible, rē-fran′ji-bl, adj. that may be refracted, or turned out of a direct course, as rays of light, heat, &c.—ns. Refrangibil′ity, Refran′gibleness.
Refreeze, rē-frēz′, v.t. to freeze a second time.
Refrenation, ref-rē-nā′shun, n. (obs.) the act of restraining.
Refresh, rē-fresh′, v.t. to give new strength, spirit, &c. to: to revive after exhaustion: to enliven: to restore a fresh appearance to.—v.i. to become fresh again: (coll.) to take refreshment, as food and drink.—v.t. Rēfresh′en, to make fresh again.—n. Rēfresh′er, one who, or that which, refreshes: a fee paid to counsel for continuing his attention to a case, esp. when adjourned.—adj. Rēfresh′ful, full of power to refresh: refreshing.—adv. Rēfresh′fully.—p.adj. Rēfresh′ing, reviving, invigorating.—adv. Rēfresh′ingly, in a refreshing manner: so as to revive.—ns. Rēfresh′ingness; Refresh′ment, the act of refreshing: new strength or spirit after exhaustion: that which refreshes, as food or rest—(pl.) usually food and drink.—Refreshment, or Refection, Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent.
Refrigerant, rē-frij′ė-rant, adj. making cold: cooling: refreshing.—n. that which cools.—v.t. Rēfrig′erāte, to make cold: to cool: to refresh.—n. Rēfrigerā′tion.—adjs. Rēfrig′erātive, Rēfrig′erātory, cooling: refreshing.—ns. Rēfrig′erātor, an apparatus for preserving food by keeping it at a low temperature: an ice-safe; Rēfrig′erātor-car, a freight-car fitted for preserving meat, &c., during transmission, by means of cold; Rēfrig′erātory, a cooler: a vessel or apparatus for cooling, used in brewing, &c.; Rēfrigē′rium (obs.), cooling refreshment. [Fr.,—L. re-, denoting change of state, frigerāre, -ātum, to cool, frigus, cold.]
Refringe, rē-frinj′, v.t. to infringe.—n. Rēfring′ency, refractive power.—adj. Rēfrin′gent.
Reft, reft, pa.t. and pa.p. of reave.
Refuge, ref′ūj, n. that which affords shelter or protection: an asylum or retreat: a resource or expedient.—v.t. to find shelter for.—v.i. to take shelter.—ns. Refugēē′, one who flees for refuge to another country, esp. from religious persecution or political commotion; Refugēē′ism.—City of refuge (see City); House of refuge, an institution for the shelter of the destitute. [Fr.,—L. refugium—re-, back, frugĕre, to flee.]
Refulgence, rē-ful′jens, n. state of being refulgent: brightness: brilliance—also Rēful′gency.—adj. Rēful′gent, casting a flood of light: shining: brilliant.—adv. Rēful′gently. [Fr.,—L. refulgens, -entis, pr.p. of refulgēre—re-, inten., fulgēre, to shine.]
Refund, rē-fund′, v.t. to repay: to restore: to return what has been taken.—ns. Refund′; Refund′er; Refund′ment. [Fr.,—L. refundĕre, refusum—re-, back, fundĕre, to pour.]
Refurbish, rē-fur′bish, v.t. to furbish again: to polish.
Refurnish, rē-fur′nish, v.t. to furnish again: to supply or provide anew.
Refuse, rē-fūz′, v.t. to reject: to deny, as a request, &c.: to disown: to fail to receive, to repel: (mil.) to hold troops back from the regular alignment.—v.i. to decline acceptance: not to comply.—adj. Refū′sable, capable of being refused.—ns. Refū′sal, denial of anything requested: rejection: the right of taking in preference to others; Rēfū′ser. [Fr. refuser, prob. due to confusion of L. refutāre, to drive back, recusāre, to make an objection against.]
Refuse, ref′ūs, adj. refused: worthless.—n. that which is rejected or left as worthless: dross.
Refuse, rē-fūz′, v.t. to melt again.—n. Rēfū′sion, repeated fusion or melting, as of metals: restoration.
Refute, rē-fūt′, v.t. to repel: to oppose: to disprove.—n. Rēfutabil′ity.—adj. Rēfū′table, that may be refuted or disproved.—adv. Rēfū′tably.—n. Refutā′tion, the act of refuting or disproving.—adj. Rēfū′tātory, tending to refute: refuting.—n. Rēfū′ter, one who, or that which, refutes. [Fr. réfuter—L. refutāre—re-, back, root of fundĕre, futilis.]
Regain, rē-gān, v.t. to gain back or again: to recover.
Regal, rē′gal, adj. belonging to a king: kingly: royal.—adv. Rē′gally. [Fr.,—L. regalis—rex, a king—regĕre, to rule.]
Regal, rē′gal, n. a small portable organ used to support treble voices.—Also Rig′ole. [Fr.,—It.,—L. regalis, royal.]
Regale, rē-gāl′, v.t. to entertain in a sumptuous manner: to refresh: to gratify.—v.i. to feast.—n. a regal or magnificent feast.—ns. Regale′ment, the act of regaling: entertainment: refreshment; Regā′ler. [Fr. régaler, derived by Diez, like Sp. regalar, from L. regelāre, to thaw. Scheler prefers to connect with O. Fr. galer, to rejoice (cf. Gala), and Skeat follows him.]
Regalia, rē-gā′li-a, n.pl. the ensigns of royalty: the crown, sceptre, &c., esp. those used at a coronation: the rights and privileges of kings: the distinctive symbols of a particular order.—n. Rēgā′lē, the power of the sovereign in ecclesiastical affairs.—adj. Rēgā′lian, regal, sovereign.—ns. Rē′galism, Rēgal′ity, state of being regal: royalty: sovereignty: (Scot.) a territorial jurisdiction formerly conferred by the king.—adv. Rē′gally. [Neut. pl. of L. regalis, royal.]
Regalia, rē-gā′lya, n. a superior Cuban cigar.
Regard, rē-gärd′, v.t. to observe particularly: to hold in respect or affection: to pay attention to: to care for: to keep or observe: to esteem: to consider as important or valuable: to have respect or relation to.—n. (orig.) look, gaze: attention with interest: observation: respect: affection: repute: relation: reference: (pl.) good wishes.—adjs. Regar′dable; Regar′dant, looking to: (her.) looking behind or backward.—n. Regar′der.—adj. Regard′ful, full of regard: taking notice: heedful: attentive.—adv. Regard′fully.—n. Regard′fulness.—prep. Regar′ding, respecting, concerning.—adj. Regard′less, without regard: not attending: negligent: heedless.—adv. Regard′lessly.—ns. Regard′lessness; Regard′-ring, a ring set with stones whose initial letters make the word regard, as ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, diamond.—As regards, with regard to; In regard of, in view of; In this regard, in this respect. [Fr. regarder—re-, again, garder, to keep.]
Regather, rē-gath′ėr, v.t. to gather again.
Regatta, rē-gat′a, n. a race of yachts: any rowing or sailing match. [It. regatta, rigatta—Old It. regattare, to haggle, prob. a form of It. recatare, to retail—L. re-, again, captāre, to catch.]
Regelation, rē-jē-lā′shun, n. the act of freezing anew.—v.i. Rē′gelāte, to freeze together. [L. re-, again, gelāre, to freeze.]
Regency, rē′jen-si, n. the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent: a body entrusted with vicarious government.—n. Rē′gence (obs.), government.
Regenerate, rē-jen′ėr-āt, v.t. to produce anew: (theol.) to renew the heart and turn it to the love of God.—adj. regenerated, renewed: changed from a natural to a spiritual state.—ns. Regen′erācy, Regen′erāteness, state of being regenerate.—n. Regenerā′tion, act of regenerating: state of being regenerated: (theol.) new birth, the change from a carnal to a Christian life: the renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.—adj. Regen′erātive, pertaining to regeneration: renewal.—adv. Regen′erātively.—n. Regen′erātor, a chamber filled with a checker-work of fire-bricks, in which the waste heat is, by reversal of the draught, alternately stored up and given out to the gas and air entering the furnace.—adj. Regen′erātory.—n. Regen′esis, the state of being renewed.—Baptismal regeneration (see Baptise). [L. regenerāre, -ātum, to bring forth again—re-, again, generāre, to generate.]
Regent, rē′jent, adj. invested with interim or vicarious sovereign authority.—n. one invested with interim authority: one who rules for the sovereign: a college professor, as formerly in Scotland and elsewhere: a master or doctor who takes part in the regular duties of instruction and government in some universities.—ns. Rē′gent-bird, an Australian bird related to the bower-birds; Rē′gentess; Rē′gentship, office of a regent: deputed authority. [Fr.,—L. regens, -entis, pr.p. of regĕre, to rule.]
Regerminate, rē-jėr′min-āt, v.i. to germinate or bud again.—n. Regerminā′tion.
Regest, rē-jest′, v.t. (obs.) to throw back.—n. a register.
Reget, rē-get′, v.t. to get or obtain again.
Regian, rē′ji-an, n. (obs.) a royalist.—Rē′giam majestā′tem, a collection of ancient laws bearing to have been compiled by order of David I. of Scotland, now generally believed to be a compilation from Glanville's Tractatus de legibus.
Regible, rej′i-bl, adj. governable.
Regicide, rej′i-sīd, n. the murderer of a king—applied esp. to the members of the High Court of Justice who sentenced Charles I. to death.—adj. Regicī′dal. [Fr.,—L. rex, regis, a king, cædĕre, to kill.]
Regifugium, rē-ji-fū′ji-um, n. an ancient Roman festival commemorating the expulsion of the Tarquins.
Regild, rē-gild′, v.t. to gild again or anew.
Régime, rā-zhēm′, n. mode of ruling one's diet: form of government: administration.—Ancien régime, the political system that prevailed in France before the Revolution of 1789. [Fr.,—L. regimen—regĕre, to rule.]
Regimen, rej′i-men, n. rule prescribed: orderly government: any regulation for gradual improvement: (med.) rule of diet, habit with regard to food: (gram.) the government of one word by another: words governed:—pl. Regim′ina.—adj. Regim′inal. [L.]
Regiment, rej′i-ment, n. a body of soldiers constituting the largest permanent unit, commanded by a colonel: rule.—v.t. to form into a regiment: to organise.—adj. Regiment′al, relating to a regiment.—n.pl. the uniform of a regiment.—n. Regimentā′tion, classification.—Regimental district, the territory allotted to each regiment for recruiting purposes.
Regina, rē-jī′na, n. (U.S.) the striped water-snake.
Region, rē′jun, n. a portion of land: country: any area or district, with respect to fauna, flora, &c.: (Shak.) rank, dignity: (Shak.) the elemental space between the earth and the moon's orbit.—adj. Rē′gional, topical: local: topographical.—n. Rē′gionalism, sectionalism.—adv. Rē′gionally.—n. Regionā′rius, a title given to R.C. ecclesiastics who have jurisdiction over certain districts of Rome.—adjs. Rē′gionary; Rēgion′ic. [O. Fr.,—L. regio, regionis—regĕre, to rule.]
Register, rej′is-tėr, n. a written record, regularly kept: the book containing the register: that which registers or records: one who registers, as the Scotch 'Lord Clerk Register:' that which regulates, as the damper of a furnace or stove: a stop or range of pipes on the organ, &c.: the compass of a voice or of a musical instrument: (print.) exact adjustment of position in the presswork of books printed on both sides.—v.t. to enter in a register: to record.—adjs. Reg′isterable, Reg′istrable, capable of being registered; Reg′istered, enrolled, as a registered voter.—ns. Reg′ister-grate, a grate with a shutter behind; Reg′ister-off′ice, a record-office: an employment office; Reg′ister-plate, in rope-making, a disc having holes so arranged as to give the yarns passing through them their proper position for entering into the general twist; Reg′istrant, one who registers, esp. a trade-mark or patent; Reg′istrar, one who keeps a register or official record; Reg′istrar-gen′eral, an officer having the superintendence of the registration of all births, deaths, and marriages; Reg′istrarship, office of a registrar.—v.t. Reg′istrāte.—ns. Registrā′tion, act of registering: in organ-playing, the act of combining stops for the playing of given pieces of music; Reg′istry, act of registering: place where a register is kept: facts recorded.—Registration Act, a statute of 1885 extending the borough system of registration to county towns; Registration of British ships, a duty imposed on ship-owners in order to secure to their vessels the privileges of British ships; Registration of copyright, the recording of the title of a book for the purpose of securing the copyright; Registration of trade-marks, the public system of registering such, with a view to secure their exclusive use.—Parish register, a book in which the births, deaths, and marriages are inscribed; Ship's register, a document showing the ownership of a vessel. [O. Fr. registre—Low L. registrum, for L. regestum, pl. regesta—re-, back, gerĕre, to carry.]
Regius, rē′ji-us, adj. appointed by the Crown, as Rē′gius profess′or, one whose chair was founded by Henry VIII.; in Scotland, any professor whose chair was founded by the Crown.—Rē′gium dō′num, an annual grant of public money to Presbyterian and other nonconformist ministers in England, Scotland, and esp. Ireland, where it only ceased in 1871.
Regive, rē-giv′, v.t. to restore.
Reglement, reg′l-ment, n. (Bacon) regulation.—adj. Reglemen′tary. [Fr.]
Reglet, reg′let, n. a flat, narrow moulding, used to separate panels, &c.: a fillet: (print.) a ledge of wood thicker than a lead, and used for a like purpose.—n. Reg′let-plane, a plane for making printers' reglets. [Fr., dim. of règle—L. regula, a rule.]
Reglow, rē-glō′, v.i. to recalesce.—n. recalescence.
Regma, reg′ma, n. (bot.) a capsule with two or more lobes, each of which dehisces at maturity:—pl. Reg′mata. [Gr. rhēgma, a fracture.]
Regmacarp, reg′ma-kärp, n. any dehiscent fruit.
Regnal, reg′nal, adj. pertaining to the reign of a monarch.—n. Reg′nancy, condition of being regnant: reign: predominance.—adj. Reg′nant, reigning or ruling: predominant: exercising regal authority.—ns. Reg′nicide, the destroyer of a kingdom; Reg′num, a badge of royalty, esp. the early form of the pope's tiara.—Regnal year, the year of a sovereign's reign. [L. regnans, regnantis, pr.p. of regnāre, regĕre, to rule.]
Regorge, rē-gorj′, v.t. to swallow again: (Milt.) to swallow eagerly: to vomit, to throw back.
Regrade, rē-grād, v.i. (obs.) to retire.
Regraft, rē-graft′, v.t. to graft again.
Regrant, rē-grant′, v.t. to grant back.—n. a fresh grant.
Regrate, rē-grāt′, v.t. in masonry, to remove the outer surface so as to give a fresh appearance.
Regrate, rē-grāt′, v.t. to buy and sell again in the same market, thus raising the price—once a criminal offence in England.—ns. Regrā′ter, -tor, a huckster who buys and sells provisions in the same fair; Regrā′ting. [O. Fr. regrater—Low L. recatare, to retail—L. re-, back, captāre, to catch.]
Regrede, rē-grēd′, v.i. to retrograde.—n. Regrē′dience.
Regreet, rē-grēt′, v.t. (Shak.) to greet or salute again.—n. (Shak.) exchange of salutation.
Regress, rē-gres′, n. passage back: return: power of returning: re-entry.—v.i. to go back: to return to a former place or state: (astron.) to move from east to west.—n. Regres′sion, act of going back or returning.—adj. Regress′ive, going back: returning.—adv. Regress′ively, in a regressive manner: by return. [L. regressus, perf. p. of regredi—re-, back, gradi, gressus, to step, go.]
Regret, rē-gret′, v.t. to grieve at: to remember with sorrow:—pr.p. regret′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. regret′ted.—n. sorrow for anything: concern: remorse: a written expression of regret.—adj. Regret′ful, full of regret.—adv. Regret′fully.—adj. Regret′table.—adv. Regret′tably. [O. Fr. regrater, to desire, prob. from L. re-, again, and an Old Low Ger. form, appearing in A.S. grǽtan, Goth. gretan, to weep, Scot. greet. Others explain as from L. re-, in neg. sense, and gratus, pleasing.]
Regrowth, rē-grōth′, n. a new growth.
Reguerdon, rē-gėr′dun, v.t. (Shak.) to reward.—n. (Shak.) a reward.—n. Reguer′donment.
Regula, reg′ū-la, n. a book of rules for a religious house: (archit.) one of the bands under a Doric triglyph or between the canals of the triglyphs:—pl. Reg′ulæ (-lē). [L. regula, a rule.]
Regular, reg′ū-lar, adj. according to rule, or to law, order, custom, established practice, or mode prescribed: in accordance with nature or art, or the ordinary form or course of things: governed by rule: uniform: periodical: unbroken: methodical, orderly, systematic: strict: pursued with steadiness: straight: level: instituted according to established forms: normal, natural: consistent: usual, customary: (gram.) according to ordinary rule, as 'regular verbs:' (bot.) symmetrical in form: (geom.) having all the sides and angles equal: belonging to the permanent or standing army—opp. to Militia and Volunteer: (coll.) thorough, out and out, as 'a regular deception:' as opp. to Secular in the R.C. Church, denoting monks, friars, &c. under a monastic rule.—n. a soldier belonging to the permanent army: a member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows: (chron.) a number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the paschal full moon falls: a fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.—n.pl. Regulā′ria, the regular sea-urchins.—n. Regularisā′tion.—v.t. Reg′ularise, to make regular.—n. Regular′ity, conformity to rule: method: uniformity.—adv. Reg′ularly.—n. Reg′ularness.—v.t. Reg′ulāte, to make regular: to adjust by rule: to subject to rules or restrictions: to put in good order.—ns. Reg′ulating-screw, in organ-building, a screw by which the dip of the digitals of the keyboard of an organ may be adjusted; Regulā′tion, act of regulating: state of being regulated: a rule or order prescribed: precept: law.—adj. Reg′ulātive, tending to regulate.—n. Reg′ulātor, one who, or that which, regulates: a lever which regulates the motion of a watch, &c.: anything that regulates motion.—adj. Reg′ulātory.—n.fem. Reg′ulātress. [L. regularis—regula, a rule—regĕre, to rule.]
Regulus, reg′ū-lus, n. an intermediate and impure product in the smelting of metallic ores: antimony: the golden-crested wren.—adj. Reg′uline.—v.t. Reg′ulise. [L., 'little king.']
Regur, rē′gur, n. the rich black cotton soil of India, full of organic matter.—Also Rē′gar. [Hind.]
Regurgitate, rē-gur′ji-tāt, v.t. to throw or pour back from a deep place.—v.i. to be thrown or poured back:—pr.p. regur′gitāting; pa.p. regur′gitāted.—n. Regurgitā′tion, the act of pouring or flowing back. [O. Fr.,—Low L. regurgitāre, -ātum—re-, back, gurges, gurgitis, a gulf.]
Reh, rā, n. a saline efflorescence which comes to the surface in extensive tracts of Upper India.
Rehabilitate, rē-ha-bil′i-tāt, v.t. to reinstate, restore to former privileges.—n. Rehabilitā′tion, the act of restoring to forfeited rights or privileges. [Fr. réhabiliter—L. re-, again, habilitāre—habēre, to have.]
Rehandle, rē-hand′l, v.t. to remodel.
Rehash, rē-hash′, v.t. to hash over again.—n. something made up of materials formerly used.
Rehead, rē-hed′, v.t. to furnish with a head again.
Rehear, rē-hēr′, v.t. to hear again: to try over again, as a lawsuit.—n. Rehear′ing.
Rehearsal, rē-hėr′sal, n. act of rehearsing: recital: recital and performance for practice previous to public representation.—v.t. Rehearse′, to repeat what has already been said: to narrate: to recite before a public representation.—ns. Rehear′ser; Rehear′sing. [O. Fr. rehercer, reherser—re-, again, hercer, to harrow—herce (Fr. herse), a harrow.]
Reheat, rē-hēt, v.t. to heat anew.—n. Reheat′er, an apparatus for restoring heat to a body.
Reheel, rē-hēl′, v.t. to supply a heel to a stocking, boot, &c.
Rehibition. See Redhibition.
Rehybridise, rē-hī′bri-dīz, v.t. to cause to interbreed with a different species.
Rehypothecate, rē-hī-poth′ē-kāt, v.t. to lend as security bonds already pledged.—n. Rehypothecā′tion.
Reichsrath, rīhs′rät, n. the chief deliberative body in the western part of the Austrian Empire, excluding Hungary, which has its own parliament.
Reichstag, rīhs′täh, n. the chief deliberative body in the German Empire, exercising legislative power in conjunction with the Bundesrath: the diet of the old German Empire.
Reification, rē-if-i-kā′shun, n. materialisation.—v.t. Rē′ify, to make real or material.
Reign, rān, n. rule: dominion, as Reign of Terror: royal authority: supreme power: influence: time during which a sovereign rules.—v.i. to rule: to have sovereign power: to be predominant. [Fr. règne—L. regnum—regĕre, to rule.]
Reilluminate, rē-il-lū′min-āt, v.t. to illuminate or enlighten again.—n. Reilluminā′tion.
Reimburse, rē-im-burs′, v.t. to refund: to pay an equivalent to for loss or expense.—adj. Reimburs′able, capable of being repaid: intended to be repaid.—ns. Reimburse′ment, act of reimbursing; Reimburs′er, one who reimburses. [Fr. rembourser—re-, back, embourser, to put in a purse—bourse, a purse.]
Reimplace, rē-im-plās′, v.t. (obs.) to replace.
Reimplant, rē-im-plant′, v.t. to implant again.—n. Reimplantā′tion.
Reimport, rē-im-pōrt′, v.t. to bring back: to import again.—n. Reimportā′tion.
Reimpose, rē-im-pōz′, v.t. to retax.—n. Reimposi′tion, the act of reimposing: a tax levied anew.
Reimpress, rē-im-pres′, v.t. to impress anew.—n. Reimpres′sion, a second or repeated impression: the reprint of a work.—v.t. Reimprint′, to print again.
Reimprison, rē-im-pris′n, v.t. to imprison again.—n. Reimpris′onment.
Rein, rān, n. the strap of a bridle: an instrument for curbing or governing: government.—v.t. to govern with the rein or bridle: to restrain or control: to rein in, to curb.—v.i. to obey the rein.—ns. Rein′-hold′er, a clasp on the dash-board of a carriage for holding the reins; Rein′-hook, a hook on a gig-saddle for holding the bearing-rein.—adj. Rein′less, without rein or restraint.—n. Reins′man, a skilful driver.—Rein up, to bring a horse to a stop.—Give the reins to, to leave unchecked; Take the reins, to take the control. [O. Fr. reine (Fr. rêne), through Late L. retina, from retinēre, to hold back.]
Reinaugurate, rē-in-aw′gū-rāt, v.t. to inaugurate again or anew.
Reincarnate, rē-in-kär′nāt, v.t. to embody anew.—n. Reincarnā′tion.
Reincense, rē-in-sens′, v.t. to rekindle.
Reincite, rē-in-sīt′, v.t. to reanimate.
Reincorporate, rē-in-kor′pō-rāt, v.t. to incorporate or embody again or anew.
Reincrease, rē-in-krēs′, v.t. to augment.
Reincrudation, rē-in-krōō-dā′shun, n. recrudescence.
Reindeer, rān′dēr, n. a kind of deer in the north, valuable for the chase and for domestic uses.—n. Rein′deer-moss, a lichen, the winter food of the reindeer. [Ice. hreinn, and Eng. deer.]
Reinfect, rē-in-fekt′, v.t. to infect again.—n. Reinfec′tion.
Reinflame, rē-in-flām′, v.t. to rekindle.
Reinforce, rē-in-fōrs′, v.t. to enforce again: to strengthen with new force or support: (Spens.) to compel.—ns. Reinforce′ment, the act of reinforcing: additional force or assistance, esp. of troops; Reinfor′cer, any additional strengthening added to a thing.—adj. Reinfor′cible.
Reinform, rē-in-form′, v.t. to inform anew.
Reinfund, rē-in-fund′, v.t. to flow in again.
Reinfuse, rē-in-fūz′, v.t. to infuse again.
Reingratiate, rē-in-grā′shi-āt, v.t. to recommend again: to favour.
Reinhabit, rē-in-hab′it, v.t. to inhabit again.
Reinoculation, rē-in-ok-ū-lā′shun, n. subsequent inoculation.
Reins, rānz, n.pl. the kidneys: the lower part of the back over the kidneys: (B.) the inward parts: the heart. [O. Fr.,—L. renes.]
Reinscribe, rē-in-skrīb′, v.t. to record a second time.
Reinsert, rē-in-sėrt′, v.t. to insert a second time.—n. Reinser′tion.
Reinspect, rē-in-spekt′, v.t. to inspect again.—n. Reinspec′tion.
Reinspire, rē-in-spīr′, v.t. to inspire anew.
Reinstall, rē-in-stawl′, v.t. (Shak.) to put again in possession: (Milt.) to seat again.—n. Reinstal′ment.
Reinstate, rē-in-stāt′, v.t. to place in a former state.—ns. Reinstāte′ment, Reinstā′tion, act of reinstating: re-establishment.
Reinstruct, rē-in-strukt′, v.t. to instruct again.
Reinsure, rē-in-shōōr′, v.t. to insure a second time by other underwriters.—ns. Reinsur′ance; Reinsur′er.
Reintegrate, rē-in′te-grāt, v.t. to bring into harmony.—n. Reintegrā′tion.
Reinter, rē-in-ter′, v.t. to bury again.
Reinterrogate, rē-in-ter′ō-gāt, v.t. to interrogate again.—n. Reinterrogā′tion.
Reintroduce, rē-in-trō-dūs′, v.t. to introduce again.—n. Reintroduc′tion.
Reinvent, rē-in-vent′, v.t. to create anew or independently.—n. Reinven′tion.
Reinvest, rē-in-vest′, v.t. to invest again or a second time.—n. Reinvest′ment, act of reinvesting: a second investment.
Reinvestigate, rē-in-ves′ti-gāt, v.t. to investigate again.—n. Reinvestigā′tion.
Reinvigorate, rē-in-vig′or-āt, v.t. to invigorate again.—n. Reinvigorā′tion.
Reinvite, rē-in-vīt′, to repeat an invitation.—n. Reinvitā′tion.
Reinvolve, rē-in-volv′, v.t. to involve anew.
Reis, rās, n. a Portuguese money, of which 1000 make a milreis—4s. 5d. [Port., pl. of real.]
Reissue, rē-ish′ōō, v.t. to issue again.—n. a second issue.—adj. Reis′suable.
Reiter, rī′tėr, n. a German cavalry soldier. [Ger.]
Reiterate, rē-it′e-rāt, v.t. to iterate or repeat again: to repeat again and again.—adj. Reit′erant, reiterating.—adv. Reit′eratedly.—n. Reiterā′tion, act of reiterating.—adj. Reit′erātive (gram.), a word signifying repeated action.
Reject, rē-jekt′, v.t. to throw away: to refuse: to renounce: to despise.—adjs. Rejec′table, Rejec′tible.—n.pl. Rejectamen′ta, excrement.—ns. Rejec′ter, -or; Rejec′tion, act of rejecting: refusal.—adj. Rejec′tive.—n. Reject′ment. [L. rejicĕre, rejectum—re-, back, jacĕre, to throw.]
Rejoice, rē-jois′, v.i. to feel and express joy again and again: to be glad: to exult or triumph.—v.t. to make joyful: to gladden.—ns. Rejoice′ment, rejoicing; Rejoic′er; Rejoic′ing, act of being joyful: expression, subject, or experience of joy.—adv. Rejoic′ingly, with joy or exultation. [O. Fr. resjoir (Fr. réjouir)—re-, again, jouir, to enjoy—joie, joy.]
Rejoin, rē-join′, v.t. to join again: to unite what is separated: to meet again.—v.i. to answer to a reply.—ns. Rejoin′der, an answer joined on to another, an answer to a reply: (law) the defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication; Rejoin′dūre (Shak.), a joining again.
Rejoint, rē-joint′, v.t. to joint anew: to fill up the joints of, as with mortar.
Rejolt, rē-jolt′, v.t. to shake anew.—n. a new shock.
Rejourn, rē-jurn′, v.t. (Shak.) to adjourn or postpone, to defer.—n. Rejourn′ment. [Fr. réajourner.]
Rejudge, rē-juj′, v.t. to re-examine.
Rejuvenate, rē-jōō′ve-nāt, v.t. to renew: to make young again.—n. Rejuvenā′tion.—v.i. Rejuvenesce′, to grow young again.—n. Rejuvenes′cence, growing young again: (biol.) a transformation whereby the entire protoplasm of a vegetative cell changes into a cell of a different character.—adj. Rejuvenes′cent.—v.t. Reju′venise, to rejuvenate. [L. re-, again, and juvenescent.]
Rekindle, rē-kin′dl, v.t. to kindle again: to set on fire or arouse anew.—v.i. to take fire anew.
Relais, re-lā′, n. (fort.) a walk left within a rampart to keep earth from falling into the ditch. [Fr.]
Relapse, rē-laps′, v.i. to slide, sink, or fall back: to return to a former state of practice: to backslide.—n. a falling back into a former bad state: (med.) the return of a disease after convalescence.—n. Relap′ser.—adj. Relap′sing. [L. relabi, relapsus—re-, back, labi, to slide.]
Relate, rē-lāt′, v.t. to describe: to tell: to ally by connection or kindred.—v.i. to have reference: to refer.—adj. Relā′ted, allied or connected by kindred or blood.—ns. Relā′tedness; Relā′ter, -or, one who relates; Relā′tion, act of relating or telling: recital: that which is related: mutual connection between two things, analogy: resemblance, affinity: connection by birth or marriage: a person related by blood or marriage, a relative.—adj. Relā′tional, having relation: exhibiting some relation.—ns. Relātional′ity; Relā′tionism, the doctrine that relations have a real existence; Relā′tionist; Relā′tionship; Relā′tor (law), an informant on whose behalf certain writs are issued:—fem. Relā′trix. [O. Fr.,—L. referre, relatum—re-, back, ferre, to carry.]
Relative, rel′a-tiv, adj. having relation: respecting: not absolute or existing by itself: considered as belonging to something else: (gram.) expressing relation.—n. that which has relation to something else: a relation: (gram.) a pronoun which relates to something before, called its antecedent.—adj. Relatī′val (or Rel′atival).—adv. Rel′atively.—ns. Rel′ativeness, Relativ′ity.—Relativity of human knowledge, the doctrine that the nature and extent of our knowledge is determined not merely by the qualities of the objects known, but necessarily by the conditions of our cognitive powers.
Relax, rē-laks′, v.t. to loosen one thing away from another: to slacken: to make less close, tense, or rigid: to make less severe: to relieve from attention or effort: to divert: to open or loosen, as the bowels: to make languid.—v.i. to become less close: to become less severe: to attend less.—adj. Relax′able.—ns. Relax′ant, a relaxing medicine; Relaxā′tion, act of relaxing: state of being relaxed: remission of application: unbending: looseness.—adj. Relax′ative. [Fr.,—L. relaxāre, -ātum—re-, away from, laxāre, to loosen—laxus, loose.]
Relay, rē-lā′, n. a supply of horses, &c., to relieve others on a journey: a fresh set of dogs in hunting: a shift of men: a supplementary store of anything: (electr.) an apparatus by which the current of the receiving telegraphic station is strengthened. [O. Fr. relais—relaisser—L. relaxāre, to loosen.]
Relay, rē-lā′, v.t. to lay again, as a pavement.
Release, rē-lēs′, v.t. to grant a new lease of.—ns. Releasēē′, Relessēē′, the one to whom a release is granted; Releas′or, Reless′or, one who grants a release.
Release, rē-lēs′, v.t. to let loose from: to set free: to discharge from: to relieve: to let go, give up a right to.—n. a setting free: discharge or acquittance: the giving up of a claim: liberation from pain.—adj. Releas′able.—ns. Release′ment (Milt.), act of releasing or discharging; Releas′er, -or, Reless′or, one who executes a release. [O. Fr. relaissier—L. laxāre, to relax.]
Relegate, rel′e-gāt, v.t. to send away, to consign: to exile: to dismiss: to remit.—n. Relegā′tion. [L. relegāre, -ātum—re-, away, legāre, to send.]
Relent, rē-lent′, v.i. to slacken, to soften or grow less severe: to grow tender: to feel compassion.—adj. soft-hearted: yielding.—n. (Spens.) relenting.—adjs. Relent′ing, inclining to yield: too soft; Relent′less, without relenting: without tenderness or compassion: merciless.—adv. Relent′lessly.—ns. Relent′lessness; Relent′ment, the state of relenting: relaxation: compassion. [O. Fr. ralentir, to retard—L. relentescĕre—re-, back, lentus, pliant.]
Relet, rē-let′, v.t. to let again, as a house.
Relevancy, rel′e-van-si, n. state of being relevant: pertinence: applicability: obvious relation: (Scots law) sufficiency for a decision—the arguments and evidence in point of law and of fact against and in favour of the accused—also Rel′evance.—adj. Rel′evant, bearing upon, or applying to, the purpose: pertinent: related: sufficient legally. [Fr., pr.p. of relever, to raise again—L. relevāre, to relieve.]
Relevation, rel-e-vā′shun, n. (obs.) a raising up.
Reliable, rē-lī′a-bl, adj. that may be relied upon: trustworthy.—ns. Reliabil′ity, Relī′ableness.—adv. Relī′ably.—n. Relī′ance, trust: confidence.—adj. Relī′ant, confident in one's self. [Rely.]
Relic, rel′ik, n. that which is left after loss or decay of the rest: a corpse (gener. pl.): (R.C.) any personal memorial of a reputed saint, to be held in reverence as an incentive to faith and piety: a memorial, a souvenir: a monument.—n. Rel′ic-mong′er, one who traffics in relics. [Fr. relique—L. reliquiæ—relinquĕre, relictum, to leave behind.]
Relict, rel′ikt, n. a woman surviving her husband, a widow. [L. relicta—relinquĕre.]
Relicted, rē-lik′ted, adj. (law) left bare, as land by the permanent retrocession of water.—n. Relic′tion, land left bare by water: the recession of water.
Relief, rē-lēf′, n. the removal of any evil: release from a post or duty, replacement: one who replaces another: that which relieves or mitigates: aid: assistance to a pauper, as outdoor relief: a certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant at the death of the ancestor: (fine art) the projection of a sculptured design from its ground, as low relief (bas-relief, basso-rilievo), middle relief (mezzo-rilievo), and high relief (alto-rilievo), according as the carved figures project very little, in a moderate degree, or in a very considerable degree from the background: a work of art executed in relief: (her.) the supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides: the condition of land surfaces as regards elevations and depressions—as indicated in a Relief′-map, in which the form of the country is expressed by elevations and depressions of the material used.—ns. Relief′-perspec′tive, the art of applying the principles of perspective to relief in painting and sculpture, in theatrical settings, &c.; Relief′-work, public work to provide employment for the poor in times of distress.—Relief Church, a body who left the Established Church of Scotland on account of the oppressive exercise of patronage, organised in 1761, uniting with the United Secession Church in 1847 to form the United Presbyterian Church. [O. Fr. relef—relever, to raise up—L. re-, again, levāre, to raise.]
Relieve, rē-lēv′, v.t. to remove from that which weighs down or depresses: to lessen: to ease: to help: to release: to support: to mitigate: to raise the siege of: (art) to set off by contrast: (law) to redress.—adj. Reliev′able.—n. Reliev′er, one who, or that which, relieves: (slang) a garment kept for being lent out.—adj. Reliev′ing, serving to relieve: (naut.) a temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel in a storm.—Relieving arch, an arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight; Relieving officer, a salaried official who superintends the relief of the poor. [O. Fr. relever, to raise again—L. relevāre—re-, again, levāre, to raise—levis, light.]
Relievo, Rilievo, rē-lyā′vō, n. See Alto-relievo, Bas-relief.
Relight, rē-līt′, v.t. and v.i. to light or take light anew.
Religion, rē-lij′un, n. the recognition of supernatural powers and of the duty lying upon man to yield obedience to these: the performance of our duties of love and obedience towards God: piety: any system of faith and worship: sense of obligation or duty.—ns. Relig′ioner, Relig′ionary.—v.t. Relig′ionise, to imbue with religion.—v.i. to make profession of religion.—ns. Relig′ionism, Religios′ity, religiousness, religious sentimentality; Relig′ionist, one attached to a religion: a bigot.—adj. Relig′ionless, having no religion.—adv. Religiō′so (mus.), in a devotional manner.—Established religion, that form which is officially recognised by the state; Natural religion, that religion which is derived from nature and not revelation; Revealed religion, that which is derived from positive revelation by divinely inspired Scripture, or otherwise. [L. religio, -onis—re-, back, ligāre, to bind.]
Religious, rē-lij′us, adj. pertaining to religion: concerned with or set apart to religion, as a religious society, religious books: pious: godly: (R.C.) bound to a monastic life: strict.—n. one bound by monastic vows.—ns. Religieuse (rė-lē-zhi-ėz′), a nun; Religieux (rė-lē-zhi-ė′), a monk.—adv. Relig′iously.—n. Relig′iousness, the state of being religious.
Relinquish, rē-ling′kwish, v.t. to abandon: to give up: to renounce a claim to.—adj. Relin′quent, relinquishing.—ns. Relin′quisher; Relin′quishment, act of giving up. [O. Fr. relinquir—L. relinquĕre, relictum—re-, away from, linquĕre, to leave.]
Reliquary, rel′i-kwā-ri, n. a small chest or casket for holding relics: (law) one who owes a balance.—Also Reliquaire′. [Fr. reliquaire; cf. Relic.]
Relique, re-lēk′, n. a relic.—n.pl. Reliquiæ (rē-lik′wi-ē), remains, esp. of fossil organisms: (archæology) artifacts, or things made or modified by human art.
Reliquidate, rē-lik′wi-dāt, v.t. to adjust anew.—n. Reliquidā′tion.
Relish, rel′ish, v.t. to like the taste of: to be pleased with: to enjoy.—v.i. to have an agreeable taste: to give pleasure.—n. an agreeable peculiar taste or quality: enjoyable quality: power of pleasing: inclination or taste for: appetite: just enough to give a flavour: a sauce.—adj. Rel′ishable. [O. Fr. relecher, to lick again, from re-, again, lecher—L. re-, again, and Old High Ger. lechōn, lick.]
Relisten, rē-lis′n, v.i. to listen again or anew.
Relive, rē-liv′, v.i. to live again.—v.t. (Spens.) to bring back to life.
Reload, rē-lōd′, v.t. to load again.
Relocate, rē-lō′kāt, v.t. to locate again.—n. Relocā′tion, the act of relocating: renewal of a lease.
Relove, rē-luv′, v.t. to love in return.
Relucent, rē-lū′sent, adj. shining: bright.
Reluctant, rē-luk′tant, adj. struggling or striving against: unwilling: disinclined.—v.i. Rēluct′, to make resistance.—ns. Reluc′tance, Reluc′tancy, state of being reluctant: unwillingness.—adv. Reluc′tantly.—v.i. Reluc′tāte, to be reluctant.—n. Reluctā′tion, repugnance. [L. reluctans, -antis, pr.p. of reluctāri—re-, against, luctāri, to struggle.]
Relume, rē-lūm′, v.t. to light anew, to rekindle:—pr.p. relūm′ing; pa.p. relūmed′.—v.t. Relū′mine (Shak.), to relume, light anew. [Fr. relumer—L. re-, again, lumen, light.]
Rely, rē-lī′, v.i. to rest or repose: to have full confidence in: to lean:—pa.t. and pa.p. relied′.—n. Relī′er. [Acc. to Skeat, compounded from re-, back, and lie, to rest. Others explain as O. Fr. relier—L. religāre, to bind back.]
Remain, rē-mān′, v.i. to stay or be left behind: to continue in the same place: to be left after or out of a greater number: to continue in an unchanged form or condition: to last.—n. stay: abode: what is left, esp. in pl. Remains′, a corpse: the literary productions of one dead.—n. Remain′der, that which remains or is left behind after the removal of a part: the balance: an interest in an estate to come into effect after a certain other event happens: that which remains of an edition when the sale of a book has practically ceased.—adj. left over. [O. Fr. remaindre—L. remanēre—re-, back, manēre, to stay.]
Remake, rē-māk′, v.t. to make anew.
Remanation, rē-ma-nā′shun, n. the act of returning: reabsorption. [L. remanāre, -ātum, to flow back.]
Remand, rē-mand, v.t. to recommit or send back.—n. state or act of being remanded or recommitted, as a prisoner.—n. Rem′anence, Rem′anency, permanence.—adj. Rem′anent, remaining: (Scot.) additional.—ns. Remanes′cence, a residuum; Rem′anet, a postponed case. [O. Fr. remander—L. remandāre—re-, back, mandāre, to order.]
Remark, rē-märk′, v.t. to mark or take notice of: to express what one thinks or sees: to say.—n. words regarding anything: notice: any distinguishing mark on an engraving or etching indicating a certain state of the plate before completion, also a print or proof bearing this special remark—also Remarque′.—adj. Remark′able, deserving remark or notice: distinguished: famous: that may excite admiration or wonder: strange: extraordinary.—n. Remark′ableness.—adv. Remark′ably.—adj. Remarked′, conspicuous: bearing a remark, as an etching.—n. Remark′er. [O. Fr. remarquer—re-, inten., marquer, to mark.]
Re-mark, rē-märk′, v.t. to mark a second time.
Remarry, rē-mar′i, v.t. to marry again.—n. Remarr′iage.
Remasticate, rē-mas′ti-kāt, v.t. to ruminate.—n. Remasticā′tion.
Remblai, rong-blā′, n. (fort.) the materials used to form the rampart and parapet: the mass of earth brought to form a railway embankment, &c. [Fr.]
Remble, rem′bl, v.t. (prov.) to remove.
Rembrandtesque, rem-bran-tesk′, adj. like Rembrandt (1607-1669), esp. in his characteristic contrast of high lights and deep shadows, and in his treatment of chiaroscuro.—Also Rem′brandtish.
Remeant, rē′mē-ant, adj. (rare) coming back. [L. remeāre—re-, back, meāre, to go.]
Remeasure, rē-mezh′ūr, v.t. (Spens.) to measure anew.
Remedy, rem′e-di, n. any medicine, appliance, or particular treatment that cures disease: that which counteracts any evil or repairs any loss—(obs.) Remēde′.—v.t. to remove, counteract, or repair:—pa.t. and pa.p. rem′edied.—adj. Remē′diable, that may be remedied: curable.—n. Remē′diableness.—adv. Remē′diably.—adj. Remē′dial, tending to remedy or remove.—adv. Remē′dially.—adjs. Remē′diāte (Shak.), remedial; Rem′ediless, without remedy: incurable.—adv. Rem′edilessly.—n. Rem′edilessness.—p.adj. Rem′edying. [O. Fr. remede—L. remedium—re-, back, medēri, to restore.]
Remember, rē-mem′bėr, v.t. to keep in mind: to recall to mind: to recollect: (B.) to meditate on: (Shak.) to mention: to bear in mind with gratitude and reverence: to attend to: to give money for service done.—adj. Remem′berable, that may be remembered.—adv. Remem′berably.—ns. Remem′berer; Remem′brance, memory: that which serves to bring to or keep in mind: a memorial: the power of remembering: the length of time a thing can be remembered; Remem′brancer, that which reminds: a recorder: an officer of exchequer.—Remember one to, to commend one to. [O. Fr. remembrer—L. rememorāre—re-, again, memorāre, to call to mind—memor, mindful.]
Remercie, Remercy, rē-mėr′si, v.t. (Spens.) to thank. [O. Fr. remercier, re-, again, mercier, to thank, merci, thanks.]
Remerge, rē-mėrj′, v.t. (Tenn.) to merge again.
Remex, rē′meks, n. one of the flight-feathers of a bird:—pl. Rem′igēs. [L., 'a rower'—remus, an oar, agĕre, to move.]
Remiform, rem′i-form, adj. shaped like an oar.—adj. Rem′igable, capable of being rowed upon. [L. remus, an oar, forma, form, agĕre, to move.]
Remigia, rē-mij′i-a, n. a genus of noctuid moths.—adj. Remig′ial.
Remigrate, rē-mī′grāt, v.i. to migrate again.—n. Remigrā′tion.
Remind, rē-mīnd′, v.t. to bring to the mind of again: to bring under the notice or consideration of.—n. Remind′er, one who, or that which, reminds.—adj. Remind′ful, tending to remind: calling to mind.
Reminiscence, rem-i-nis′ens, n. recollection: an account of what is remembered: the recurrence to the mind of the past.—n. Reminis′cent, one who calls past events to mind.—adj. capable of calling to mind.—adjs. Reminiscen′tial, Reminis′citory, tending to remind. [Fr.,—Low L. reminiscentiæ, recollections—L. reminisci, to recall to mind.]
Remiped, rem′i-ped, adj. oar-footed.—n. one of an order of insects having feet adapted for swimming. [L. remus, an oar, pes, pedis, a foot.]
Remise, rē-mīz′, v.t. to send or give back: to release, as a claim.—n. (law) return or surrender, as of a claim: an effective second thrust after the first has missed: a livery-carriage. [O. Fr.,—Low L. remissa, a pardon—L. remittĕre, remissum, to remit.]
Remiss, rē-mis′, adj. remitting in attention, &c.: negligent: not punctual: slack: not vigorous.—adj. Remiss′ful, tending to remit or forgive: lenient.—n. Remissibil′ity.—adj. Remiss′ible, that may be remitted or pardoned.—n. Remis′sion, slackening: abatement: relinquishment of a claim: release: pardon: remission of sins: the forgiveness of sins.—adj. Remiss′ive, remitting: forgiving.—adv. Remiss′ly.—n. Remiss′ness.—adj. Remiss′ory, pertaining to remission. [O. Fr. remis—L. remissus, slack—remittĕre, to remit.]
Remit, rē-mit′, v.t. to relax: to pardon: to resign: to restore: to transmit, as money, &c.: to put again in custody: to transfer from one tribunal to another: to refer for information.—v.i. to abate in force or violence:—pr.p. remit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. remit′ted.—n. (law) a communication from a superior court to one subordinate.—ns. Remit′ment, act of remitting; Remit′tal, a remitting: surrender; Remit′tance, that which is remitted: the sending of money, &c., to a distance: also the sum or thing sent; Remittēē′, the person to whom a remittance is sent.—adj. Remit′tent, increasing and remitting, or abating alternately, as a disease.—ns. Remit′ter, one who makes a remittance; Remit′tor (law), a remitting to a former right or title—(obs.) Remit′ter. [O. Fr. remettre—L. remittĕre, remissum—re-, back, mittĕre, to send.]
Remnant, rem′nant, n. that which remains behind after a part is removed, of a web of cloth, &c.: remainder: a fragment. [O. Fr. remenant, remainder.]
Remoboth, rem′ō-both, n. a class of isolated hermit societies in Syria which would be bound by no rule, after the regulation of monasticism by Pachomius and Basil—like the Sarabaites in Egypt.
Remodel, rē-mod′l, v.t. to model or fashion anew.
Remodification, rē-mod-i-fi-kā′shun, n. the act of modifying again.—v.t. Remod′ify, to mould anew.
Remolade, rē-mo-lad′, n. a kind of salad-dressing. [Fr.]
Remoleculisation, rē-mol-ek′u-lī-zā-shun, n. a rearrangement of the molecules leading to the formation of new compounds.
Remollient, rē-mol′i-ent, adj. mollifying.
Remolten, rē-mōlt′n, p.adj. melted again.
Remonetise, rē-mon′e-tīz, v.t. to restore to circulation in the form of money.—n. Remonetisā′tion.
Remonstrance, rē-mon′strans, n. strong statement of reasons against an act: expostulation.—adj. Remon′strant, inclined to remonstrate.—n. one who remonstrates.—adv. Remon′strantly.—n.pl. Remon′strants, the Dutch Arminians whose divergence from Calvinism was expressed in five articles in the Remonstrance of 1610.—v.i. Remon′strāte, to set forth strong reasons against a measure.—n. Remonstrā′tion.—adjs. Remon′strative, Remon′stratory, expostulatory.—n. Remon′strātor.—Grand Remonstrance, a famous statement of abuses presented to Charles I. by the House of Commons in 1641. [L. re-, again, monstrāre, to point out.]
Remontant, rē-mon′tant, adj. blooming a second time.—n. a flower which blooms twice in a season.
Remora, rem′ō-ra, n. the sucking-fish, a genus not far removed from mackerel: an obstacle: a stoppage: (her.) a serpent.
Remorse, rē-mors′, n. the gnawing pain of anguish or guilt: (obs.) pity, softening.—v.t. Remord′ (obs.), to strike with remorse.—n. Remord′ency, compunction.—adj. Remorse′ful, full of remorse: compassionate.—adv. Remorse′fully.—n. Remorse′fulness, the state of being remorseful.—adj. Remorse′less, without remorse: cruel.—adv. Remorse′lessly.—n. Remorse′lessness. [O. Fr. remors (Fr. remords)—Low L. remorsus—L. remordēre, remorsum, to bite again—re-, again, mordēre, to bite.]
Remote, rē-mōt′, adj. moved back to a distance in time or place: far: distant: primary, as a cause: not agreeing: not nearly related.—adv. Remote′ly.—ns. Remote′ness; Remō′tion (Shak.), act of removing: remoteness. [Remove.]
Remould, rē-mōld′, v.t. to mould or shape anew.
Remount, rē-mownt′, v.t. and v.i. to mount again.—n. a fresh horse, or supply of horses.
Remove, rē-mōōv′, v.t. to put from its place: to take away: to withdraw: to displace: to make away with.—v.i. to go from one place to another.—n. any indefinite distance: a step in any scale of gradation, as promotion from one class to another, also a class or division: a dish to be changed while the rest remain: (Shak.) the raising of a siege, a posting-stage.—n. Removabil′ity.—adj. Remo′vable, that may be removed.—adv. Remo′vably.—n. Remo′val, the act of taking away: displacing: change of place: a euphemism for murder.—adj. Removed′ (Shak.), remote: distant by degrees of relationship.—ns. Remo′vedness (Shak.), the state of being removed: remoteness; Remo′ver, one who removes: (Bacon) an agitator.—Removal terms (Scot.), Whitsunday and Martinmas. [O. Fr.,—L. removēre, remōtum—re-, away, movēre, to move.]
Rempli, rong-plē′, adj. (her.) having another tincture than its own covering the greater part. [Fr.]
Remplissage, rong-plē-säzh′, n. padding. [Fr.]
Remunerate, rē-mū′nė-rāt, v.t. to render an equivalent for any service: to recompense.—n. Remunerabil′ity, capability of being rewarded.—adj. Remū′nerable, that may be remunerated: worthy of being rewarded.—n. Remunerā′tion, reward: recompense: requital.—adj. Remū′nerative, fitted to remunerate: lucrative: yielding due return.—n. Remū′nerativeness.—adj. Remū′neratory, giving a recompense. [L. remunerāre, -ātum—re-, in return, munerāre, to give something—munus, munĕris, a gift.]
Remurmur, rē-mur′mur, v.t. to murmur again: to repeat in low sounds.—v.i. to murmur back.
Remutation, rē-mū-tā′shun, n. alteration to a previous form.
Renaissance, re-nā′sans, n. a new birth: the period (in the 15th century) at which the revival of arts and letters took place, marking the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world—hence 'Renaissance architecture,' &c.—adj. relating to the foregoing. [Fr.; cf. Renascent.]
Renal, rē-nal, adj. pertaining to the reins or kidneys.—n. Ren, the kidney:—pl. Renes (rē′nez). [L. renalis—renes, the kidneys.]
Rename, rē-nām′, v.t. to give a new name to.
Renard=Reynard (q.v.).
Renascent, rē-nas′ent, adj. rising again into being.—ns. Renas′cence, Renas′cency, the same as Renaissance.—adj. Renas′cible, capable of being reproduced. [L. renascens, -entis, pr.p. of renasci—re-, again, nasci, to be born.]
Renate, rē-nāt′, adj. (obs.) born again: renewed.
Renavigate, re-nav′i-gāt, v.t. to navigate again.
Rencounter, ren-kownt′ėr, Rencontre, räng-kong′tr, n. a meeting in contest: a casual combat: a collision.—v.t. to encounter. [Fr. rencontre.]
Rend, rend, v.t. to tear asunder with force: to split: to tear away.—v.i. to become torn: pa.t. and pa.p. rent. [A.S. rendan, to tear.]
Render, ren′dėr, v.t. to give up: to make up: to deliver, furnish, present: to cause to become: to translate into another language: to perform officially, as judgment: to cause to be: to reproduce, as music: to clarify: to plaster without the use of lath.—n. a surrender: a payment of rent: an account given.—adj. Ren′derable.—ns. Ren′derer; Ren′dering, the act of rendering: version: translation: interpretation; Rendi′tion, the act of surrendering, as fugitives from justice: translation.—adj. Rend′ible, capable of being yielded up, or of being translated. [O. Fr. rendre—L. reddĕre—re-, away, dăre, to give.]
Rendezvous, ren′de-vōō, or räng′-, n. an appointed place of meeting, esp. for troops or ships: a place for enlistment: a refuge:—pl. Ren′dezvous.—v.i. to assemble at any appointed place. [Fr. rendez vous, render yourselves—rendre, to render.]
Renegade, ren′ē-gād, n. one faithless to principle or party: an apostate: a deserter—also Renegā′do.—n. Ren′egate, a renegade.—adj. apostate, traitorous.—n. Renegā′tion.—v.t. and v.i. Renēge′ (Shak.), to deny, disown: to revoke at cards—also Renig′ (U.S.).—n. Renē′ger (obs.). [Sp.,—Low L. renegatus—L. re-, inten., negāre, -ātum, to deny.]
Renerve, rē-nėrv′, v.t. to reinvigorate.
Renew, rē-nū′, v.t. to renovate: to transform to new life, revive: to begin again: to make again: to invigorate: to substitute: to regenerate.—v.i. to be made new: to begin again.—n. Renewabil′ity.—adj. Renew′able, that may be renewed.—ns. Renew′al, renovation: regeneration: restoration; Renew′edness; Renew′er; Renew′ing.
Renfierse, ren-fērs′, v.t. (Spens.) to reinforce.—pa.p. Renforst′.
Renidify, rē-nid′i-fī, v.i. to build another nest.—n. Renidificā′tion.
Reniform, ren′i-form, adj. (bot.) kidney-shaped. [L. renes, the kidneys, forma, form.]
Renitence, ren′i-tens, or rē-nī′tens, n. the resistance of a body to pressure: disinclination—also Ren′itency.—adj. Ren′itent. [Fr.,—L. renitens, -entis, pr.p. of reniti, to resist.]
Renne, ren, v.i. (Spens.) to run.
Rennet, ren′et, n. prepared inner membrane of a calf's stomach, used to make milk coagulate—also Runn′et.—v.t. to treat with rennet.—n. Renn′et-bag, the fourth stomach of a ruminant. [A.S. rinnan, to run; Old Dut. rinsel, curds.]
Rennet, ren′et, n. a sweet kind of apple. [O. Fr. reinette, dim. of reine, queen—L. regina, a queen; or rainette, dim. of raine, a frog—L. rana.]
Renominate, rē-nom′i-nāt, v.t. to nominate again.—n. Renominā′tion.
Renounce, rē-nowns′, v.t. to disclaim: to disown: to reject publicly and finally: to forsake.—v.i. to fail to follow suit at cards.—n. a failure to follow suit at cards.—ns. Renounce′ment, act of renouncing, disclaiming, or rejecting; Renoun′cer. [O. Fr.,—L. renuntiāre—re-, away, nuntiāre, -ātum, to announce—nuntius, a messenger.]
Renovate, ren′ō-vāt, v.t. to renew or make new again: to restore to the original state.—ns. Renovā′tion, renewal: state of being renewed: (theol.) regeneration: Renovā′tionist, one who believes in the improvement of society by the spiritual renovation of the individual; Ren′ovātor. [L. re-, again, novāre, -ātum, to make new—novus, new.]
Renown, rē-nown′, n. a great name: celebrity: éclat.—v.t. to make famous.—adj. Renowned′, celebrated: illustrious: famous.—adv. Renown′edly.—n. Renown′er, one who gives renown: a swaggerer.—adj. Renown′less. [O. Fr. renoun (Fr. renom)—L. re-, again, nomen, a name.]
Rent, rent, n. an opening made by rending: fissure: break: tear: a schism, as a rent in a church. [Rend.]
Rent, rent, n. annual payment in return for the use of property held of another, esp. houses and lands: revenue.—v.t. to hold or occupy by paying rent: to let, or to hire, for a rent.—v.i. to be let for rent: to endow.—adj. Rent′able.—ns. Rent′al, a schedule or account of rents, with the tenants' names, &c.: a rent-roll: rent; Rent′aller; Rent′-charge, a rent on a conveyance of land in fee simple; Rent′-day, the day on which rents are paid; Rente (Fr.), annual income; Rent′er, one who holds by paying rent for; Rent′er-ward′en, the warden of a company who receives rents.—adj. Rent′-free, without payment of rent.—ns. Rent′-gath′erer, a collector of rents; Rent′-roll, a roll or account of rents: a rental or schedule of rents. [Fr. rente—L. reddita (pecunia), money paid—reddĕre, to pay.]
Rent, rent, pa.t. and pa.p. of rend.
Renter, ren′tėr, v.t. to sew together edge to edge, without doubling.—n. Rent′erer. [Fr. rentraire, to sew together.]
Rentier, rong-tyā′, n. one who has a fixed income from stocks, &c.: a fund holder.
Renuent, ren′ū-ent, adj. (anat.) applied to muscles which throw back the head. [L. renuens, pr.p. of renuĕre, to nod the head.]
Renule, ren′ūl, n. a small kidney. [L. ren, kidney.]
Renumber, rē-num′bėr, v.t. to affix a new number.—v.t. Renū′merāte, to count again.
Renunciation, re-nun-si-ā′shun, n. disowning: rejection: abandonment: (law) the legal act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another: in the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the devil and all his works.—n. Renun′ciance, renunciation.—adj. Renun′ciātory.—Renunciation of a lease, the surrender of a lease. [Renounce.]
Renverse, ren-vėrs′, v.t. (Spens.) to reverse: to upset.—adj. (her.) reversed.—n. Renverse′ment.
Renvoy, ren-voi′, v.t. (obs.) to send back.—Also n.
Reobtain, rē-ob-tān′, v.t. to obtain again.—adj. Reobtain′able.
Reoccupy, rē-ok′ū-pī, v.t. to occupy anew.—n. Reoccupā′tion.
Reopen, rē-ō′pn, v.t. and v.i. to open again.
Reoppose, rē-ō-pōz′, v.t. to oppose again.
Reordain, rē-or-dān′, v.t. to ordain again, when the first ordination is defective.—n. Reordinā′tion, a second ordination.
Reorder, rē-or′dėr, v.t. to repeat a command: to arrange anew.
Reorganise, rē-or′gan-īz, v.t. to organise anew: to rearrange.—n. Reorganisā′tion, the act of reorganising, as of troops.
Reorient, rē-ō′ri-ent, adj. arising again.
Reossify, rē-os′i-fī, v.t. to ossify again.
Rep, Repp, rep, n. a kind of cloth having a finely corded surface. [Prob. a corruption of rib.]
Rep, rep, n. a slang abbreviation of reputation.
Repace, rē-pās′, v.t. to pace again, retrace.
Repacify, rē-pas′i-fī, v.t. to pacify again.
Repack, rē-pak′, v.t. to pack a second time.—n. Repack′er.
Repaid, rē-pād′, pa.t. and pa.p. of repay.
Repaint, rē-pānt′, v.t. to paint anew.