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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Rē'-as-sign'ment, n. p. 1093A new or repeated assignment.Rē-as-sim'i-lāte, v. t. p. 1093To assimilate or cause to resemble anew; to change into another substance by the processes of animal or vegetable life.Rē'-as-sīm'-i-lā'tion, n. p. 1093A second or renewed assimilation.Rē'-as-sō'ci-āte, v. i. p. 1093To associate again.Rē'-as-sūme', v. t. p. 1093To resume; to take again.Rē'-as-sūmp'tion, n. p. 1093A resuming; a second assumption.Rē'-as-sūr'ance, n. p. 1093Assurance or confirmation repeated. Prynne. 2. (Law.) A contract by which an insurer of property obtains indemnity against loss by his insurance from some other insurer. Arnould. Kent.Re'-as-sure', v. t. p. 1093To assure anew; to restore courage to; to free from fear or terror. They rose with fear, Till dauntless Pallas re-assured the rest. Dryden. 2. To obtain insurance from another of what one has already…Rē'-as-sur'er, n. p. 1093One who re-assures, or assures or insures anew.Rēas'ti-ness, n. p. 1093Rancidness. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Rēas'ty, a. p. 1093Covered with a kind of rust, and having a rancid taste; — applied especially to dried meat. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.Rēate, n. p. 1093A kind of long, small grass, which grows in water, and complicates itself. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Walton.Rē'-at-täch', v. t. p. 1093To attach again.Rē'-at-täch'ment, n. p. 1093A second or renewed attachment of the same person or thing.Rē'-at-tāin', v. t. p. 1093To attain again.Rē'-at-tēmpt', v. t. p. 1093To attempt again.Rēave, v. t. p. 1093To take away by stealth or violence; to rob of; to deprive of; to take away. [Obs.] See BEREAVE. If the wooers reave By privy stratagem my life at home. Chapman. 2. To rob; to deprive; to bereave.…Rēav'er, n. p. 1093One who reaves, or robs; a riever.Rē'-a-vow', v. t. p. 1093To avow again.