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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Rē-en-joy', v. i.p. 1104To enjoy anew or a second time. Pope.
  2. Rē/-en-joy'ment, n.p. 1104A second or repeated enjoyment.
  3. Rē'-en-kin'dle, v. t.p. 1104To enkindle again; to rekindle.
  4. Rē'-en-lĭst', v. t. or i.p. 1104To enlist again.
  5. Rē'-en-lĭst'ment, n.p. 1104A renewed enlistment.
  6. Rē'-en-stămp', v. t.p. 1104To enstamp again. Bedell.
  7. Rē-ĕn'ter, v. t.p. 1104To enter again or anew. 2. (Engraving.) To cut deeper, as those incisions of the plate which the acid has not bitten in sufficiently, or which have become worn in printing. Fairholt.
  8. Rē-ĕn'ter, v. i.p. 1104To enter anew or again. Re-entering angle, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as a, in the cut. — Re-entering polygon, a polygon having one or more re-entering angles. Math. Dict.
  9. Rē'-en-thrōne', v. t.p. 1104To enthrone again; to replace on a throne. Southern.
  10. Rē'-en-thrōne'ment, n.p. 1104A second enthroning.
  11. Rē-ĕn'trançe, n.p. 1104The act of entering again. Hooker.
  12. Rē-ĕn'trant, a.p. 1104Re-entering; pointing or directed inwards; as, a re-entrant angle.
  13. Rē-ĕn'try, n.p. 1104(Law.) The resuming or retaking a possession that one has lately foregone; — applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or…
  14. Reer'mouse, n.p. 1104A rearmouse; a bat.
  15. Rē'-e-rĕct', v. t.p. 1104To erect again.
  16. Rē'-es-tăb'lish, v. t.p. 1104To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; as, to re-establish a covenant; to re-establish health.
  17. Rē'-es-tăb'lish-er, n.p. 1104One who establishes again.
  18. Rē'-es-tăb'lish-ment, n.p. 1104The act of establishing again; the state of being re-established; renewed confirmation; restoration. Addison.
  19. Rē'-es-tāte', v. t.p. 1104To re-establish. [Obs.] Waller.
  20. Reeve, n.p. 1104(Ornith.) A bird; the female of the ruff.
  21. Reeve, v. t.p. 1104(Naut.) To pass, as the end of a rope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ring-bolt, cringle, or the like. Totten.
  22. Reeve, n.p. 1104An officer, steward, or governor; — obsolete except in compounds; as, shire-reeve, now written sheriff; port-reeve, &c. Brande.
  23. Rē'-ex-ăm'i-na-ble, a.p. 1104Admitting of being re-examined or reconsidered. Story.
  24. Rē'-ex-ăm'i-nā'tion, n.p. 1104A renewed or repeated examination.
  25. Rē'-ex-ăm'ine, v. t.p. 1104To examine anew. Hooker.
  26. Rē'-ex-chānge', v. t.p. 1104To exchange anew.
  27. Rē'-ex-chānge', n.p. 1104A renewed exchange. 2. (Com.) The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft which has been dishonored in a foreign country, and returned to that country in which it was made or indorsed, and…
  28. Rē'-ex-hĭb'it, v. t.p. 1104To exhibit again.
  29. Rē'-ex-pĕl', v. t.p. 1104To expel again.
  30. Rē'-ex-pē'ri-ençe, n.p. 1104A renewed or repeated experience.
  31. Rē'-ex-pōrt', v. t.p. 1104To export again; to export, as what has been imported.
  32. Rē-ĕx'pōrt, n.p. 1104Any commodity re-exported.
  33. Rē-ĕx'por-tā'tion, n.p. 1104The act of exporting what has been imported.
  34. Rē'-ex-pŭl'sion, n.p. 1104Renewed or repeated expulsion. “The re-expulsion of the priests.” Fuller.
  35. Reezed, a.p. 1104Grown rank; rancid; rusty. [Obs.] “Reezed bacon.” Marston.
  36. Re-fär', v. t.p. 1104To go over again; to repeat. [Obs.] To him therefore this wonder done refar. Fairfax.
  37. Rē-făsh'ion, v. t.p. 1104To fashion, form, or mold into shape a second time. Macknight.
  38. Rē-fȧs'ten, v. t.p. 1104To fasten again. “It was so negligently refastened.” W. Scott.
  39. Re-fĕct', v. t.p. 1104To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh. [Obs.] Browne.
  40. Re-fĕc'tion, n.p. 1104Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a simple repast; a lunch. “Those Attic nights, and those refections of the gods.” Curran. Fasting is the diet of angels, the food and refection of souls. South.…
  41. Re-fēc'tive, a.p. 1104Refreshing; restoring.
  42. Re-fec'tive, n.p. 1104That which refreshes.
  43. Re-fēc'to-ry, n.p. 1104A room of refreshment; originally, a hall or apartment in convents and monasteries, where a moderate repast is taken. Brande. Formerly pronounced refec-to-ry; and, according to Smart, still so…
  44. Re-fĕl′, v. t.p. 1104To refute; to disprove; to repress; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister. [Obs.]
  45. Re-fēr', v. t.p. 1104To carry or send back; to pass over; to give in charge; to direct or deliver, as for treatment, decision, information, or the like; to make over; to cause to betake one's self to. I'll refer me to…
  46. Re-fér’,, v. i.p. 1104To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one’s self. In suits it is good to refer to some friend of trust. Bacon. 2. To have reference or relation; to relate; to point. “Those places that…
  47. Rēf'er-a-ble, a.p. 1104Capable of being referred or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable; imputable. [Written also referrible.] It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions…
  48. Rēf'er-ee',, n.p. 1104One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom has been referred a matter in dispute in order that he may settle it. Syn.—Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See JUDGE.
  49. Rēf'er-ence, n.p. 1104The act of referring, or the state of being referred; a directing, delivering, making over, or sending, as for treatment, decision, information, and the like. It passed in England without the least…
  50. Rēf'er-ēnd'a-ry, n.p. 1104One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions. Harman. 3. (Early Hist.) An officer charged with the duty of procuring…
  51. Rĕf'er-ĕn'tial, a.p. 1105Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself. Smart.
  52. Rĕf'er-ĕn'tial-ly, adv.p. 1105In the way of reference.
  53. Re-fẽr'ment, n.p. 1105Reference for decision. [Obs.]
  54. Rē'fer-mĕnt', v. t. & i.p. 1105To ferment again. Blackmore.
  55. Re-fẽr'rer, n.p. 1105One who refers.
  56. Re-fẽr'ri-ble, a.p. 1105Admitting of being referred; referable. “Some of which may be referrible to this period.” Hallam. [Written also referable.]
  57. Re-fĭg'ūre, v. t.p. 1105To figure again.
  58. Re-fill', v. t.p. 1105To fill again.
  59. Re-find', v. t.p. 1105To find again; to experience anew. Sandys.
  60. Re-fīne', v. t.p. 1105To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to separate from extraneous matter; to free from impurities; to purify; to defecate; to clarify; as, to refine wine, sugar, and the like. “A quantity of…