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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Réam'er, n. p. 1092One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument to enlarge a hole in a beveled form.Re-ăn'i-māte, v. t. p. 1092To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops…Re-ăn'i-mā'tion, n. p. 1092The act or operation of reanimating; or the state of being reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.Rē'-an-nĕx', v. t. p. 1092To annex again; to re-unite. Bacon.Rē-ăn'nex-ā'tion, n. p. 1092The act of annexing again.Rē'-an-oint', v. t. p. 1092To anoint again.Rē'-ăn'swer, v. t. or i. p. 1092To answer back; to react. “Which, in weight to re-answer, his pettiness would bow under.” Shak.Rēap, v. t. p. 1092To cut with a sickle, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Lev. xix. 9. 2. Hence, to gather; to…Rēap, v. i. p. 1092To perform the act or operation of reaping. 2. To receive the fruit of labor or works. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxvi. 5.Rēap, n. p. 1092A bundle of corn; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut, to be gathered into sheaves by the binder. Halliwell. Wright. 2. A company of reapers. Forby.Rēap'er, n. p. 1092One who reaps or cuts grain with a sickle, “The sun-burnt reapers wiping their foreheads.” Macaulay. 2. An instrument or machine for cutting grain.Reap'ing-hook, n. p. 1092An instrument used in reaping; a sickle.Rē'-ap-pār'el, v. t. p. 1092To clothe again. Donne.Rē'-ap-pēar', v. i. p. 1092To appear a second time.Rē'-ap-pēar'ance, n. p. 1092A second appearance.Re-ăp'pli-cā'tion, n. p. 1092The act of re-applying, or the state of being re-applied.Rē'-ap-ply', v. t. or i. p. 1092To apply again.Rē'-ap-point', v. t. p. 1092To appoint again.Rē'-ap-point'ment, n. p. 1092A second appointment.Rē'-ap-pōr'tion, v. t. p. 1092To apportion again.Rē'-ap-pōr'tion-ment, n. p. 1092A second apportionment.Rē'-ap-prōach', v. i. or t. p. 1092To approach again.Rear, n. p. 1092The back or hindmost part; that which is behind;—opposed to front. The first-born bloom of Spring Nipped with the lagging rear of Winter’s frost. Milton. 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet…Rēar, v. t. p. 1092To place in the rear. [Obs.]Rēar, a. p. 1092Little cooked; raw; rare. See RARE.Rēar, adv. p. 1092Early. [Prov. Eng.]Rēar, v. t. p. 1092To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, &c.; to elevate. [Obs. or rare.] In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me. Milton. It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. Barrow.…Rēar, a. p. 1092Being behind or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.Rēar, v. i. p. 1092To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse.Rear'-ăd'mi-ral, n. p. 1092(Eng. Navy.) An officer next in rank after the vice-admiral, and who commands the third or last division of a fleet. Craig. 2. (U. S. Navy.) The officer next in rank above a commodore. ☞ The rank of…Réar'er, n. p. 1093One who rears.Rear'-front, n. p. 1093(Mil.) The rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position.Rēar'-guard, n. p. 1093The body of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it.Rē-är'güe, v. t. p. 1093To argue anew, or over again.Rēar'-line, n. p. 1093The line in the rear of an army.Rĕar'ly, adv. p. 1093Early. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] I'll bring it to-morrow. Do, very rear'ly. Beau. & Fl.Rear'mouse, n. p. 1093The leather-winged bat; vespertilio murinus.Rēar'-rānk, n. p. 1093(Mil.) The hindermost rank of a body of troops.Rear'ward, n. p. 1093The last troop; the rear-guard. 2. The hind or latter part; the end; the tail; the train behind. Shak.Rē'-as-cĕnd', v. i. p. 1093To rise, mount, or climb again.Rē'-as-cĕnd', v. t. p. 1093To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending again. He mounts aloft, and re-ascends the skies. Addison.Rē'-as-cĕn'sion, n. p. 1093The act of re-ascending; a remounting.Rē'-as-cēnt', n. p. 1093A returning ascent or ascension; acclivity. Cowper.Rea'son, n. p. 1093A thought or a consideration, as bearing on a determination or an opinion; a just ground of conclusion; that which is viewed as a reasonable account or explanation; the efficient cause of actual…Rēa'son, v. i. p. 1093To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences justly from premises; to perform the process of deduction; to ratiocinate. 2. Hence, to carry on a process of deduction in order to convince, or…Rēa'son, v. t. p. 1093To examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend. When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and well reasoned in every part, there is beauty…Rēa'son-a-ble, a. p. 1093Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being. 2. Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking, or acting rationally, or according…Rēa'son-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1093The faculty of reason; rationality. [Rare.] 2. The quality of being reasonable; agreeableness to reason; that state or quality of a thing which reason supports or justifies; conformity to rational…Rēa'son-a-bly, adv. p. 1093In a reasonable manner; in consistency with reason; in a moderate degree; not fully; moderately; tolerably. If we can by industry make our deaf and dumb persons reasonably perfect in the language.…Rēa'son-er, n. p. 1093One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner.Rēa'son-ing, n. p. 1093The act or process of deriving conclusions from premises; the power of employing arguments to convince or refute; the conduct or management of an investigation or argument. 2. That which is offered…Rea'son-ist, n. p. 1093A rationalist. [Obs.] Such persons are commonly called “reasonists,” and “rationalists,” to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational inquirers. Waterland.Rēa'son-less, a. p. 1093Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak. Raleigh. 2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable. This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak.Rē-as-sēm'blage, n. p. 1093Assemblage a second time.Rē'-as-sēm'ble, v. t. p. 1093To assemble or collect again. “Re-assembling our afflicted powers.” Milton.Rē-as-sēm'ble, v. i. p. 1093To assemble or convene again.Rē'-as-sērt', v. t. p. 1093To assert again; to maintain after an omission to do so. Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will re-assert our claim to respectability in literature. Walsh.Rē'-as-sēr'tion, n. p. 1093A second assertion of the same thing.Rē'-as-sĕss'ment, n. p. 1093A new or second assessment.Re'-as-sign', v. t. p. 1093To assign back or again; to transfer back what has been assigned.