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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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Re-fūte', v. t. p. 1107To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments, to refute testimony, to refute opinions or theories…Re-fūt'er, n. p. 1107One who, or that which, refutes.Rē-gāin’, v. t. p. 1107To gain anew; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost. Syn.—To recover; re-obtain; repossess; retrieve.Rē'gal, a. p. 1107Pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, a regal title; regal authority; regal state, pomp, or splendor; regal power or sway. He made a scorn of his regal oath. Milton. Syn.—Kingly; royal. See KINGLY.Rē'găl, n. p. 1107(Mus.) A small, portable organ, played with the fingers. [Obs.]Re-gā'le, n. p. 1107The prerogative of monarchy. [Rare.] Johnson.Re-gāle', n. p. 1107A royal or princely entertainment; a magnificent repast. Johnson.Re-gāle', v. t. p. 1107To entertain in a royal, princely, or sumptuous manner; hence, in general, to entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.Re-gāle', v. i. p. 1107To feast; to fare sumptuously.Re-gāle'ment, n. p. 1107The act of regaling; any thing which regales; refreshment; entertainment; gratification.Re-gā'li-ă, n. pl. p. 1107That which belongs to royalty; especially, the rights and prerogatives of a king. 2. Ensigns of royalty; regal symbols or paraphernalia. 3. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of…Re-gāl'i-ty, n. p. 1107Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality. Bacon. 2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.]Rē'găl-ly, adv. p. 1107In a regal or royal manner.Re-gārd', v. t. p. 1107To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon; hence, to look toward; to face; to be opposite and in sight of. [Obs.] It is a peninsula which regardeth the main land. Sandys. That…Re-gārd', v. i. p. 1107To consider or care. She does not regard that she is my child. Shak.Re-gārd', n. p. 1107Look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze. But her with stern regard he thus repelled. Milton. 2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; notice. Full many a lady I have…Re-gärd'a-ble, a. p. 1108Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable. [Rare.] Browne.Re-gärd'ant, a. p. 1108Looking behind. He, passing now Unknown and silently the dangerous track, Turns thither his regardant eye. Southey. 2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant. 3. (O. Eng. Law.)…Re-gärd’er, n. p. 1108One who regards. 2. (Eng. Forest Law.) An officer appointed to view the forest, to supervise the foresters and all other officers, and to inquire of all offenses and defaults. Cowell. Tomlins.Re-gärd'ful, a. p. 1108Taking notice; heedful; observing with care; attentive. Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God on his heart. South. Syn.— Mindful; heedful; attentive…Re-gärd'ful-ly, adv. p. 1108Attentively; heedfully. 2. Respectfully. Shak.Re-gärd’less, a. p. 1108Not looking or attending; heedless; negligent; careless; as, regardless of life or of health; regardless of danger; regardless of consequences. Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. Milton. 2. Not…Re-gärd’less-ly, adv. p. 1108In a regardless manner; heedlessly; carelessly; negligently.Re-gärd'less-ness, n. p. 1108The state or quality of being regardless; heedlessness; inattention; negligence. Whitlock.Re-găth'er, v. t. p. 1108To gather or collect a second time. B. Trumbull.Re-găt'tă, n. p. 1108A rowing match in which a number of boats are rowed for a prize; a boat-race.Rē'gel, n. p. 1108See RIGEL.Re'ge-lā'tion, n. p. 1108The act or process of freezing anew. ☞ Two pieces of ice at 32° Fahr., with moist surfaces, when placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is called regelation. Faraday.Ré'gen-cy, n. p. 1108The office of a regent or ruler; rule; authority; government. 2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a vicarious ruler; deputed or vicarious government. Sir W. Temple. 3. The body of…Re-gĕn'er-a-cy, n. p. 1108The state of being regenerated. Hammond.Re-gĕn'er-āte, v. t. p. 1108To generate or produce anew; to form into a new and better state; to reproduce. Through all the soil a genial ferment spreads, Regenerates the plants, and new adorns the meads. Blackmore. 2. (Theol.)…Re-gĕn'er-ate, a. p. 1108Reproduced. O thou, the earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. Shak. 2. (Theol.) Born anew; renovated in heart; changed from a…Re-gĕn'er-ate-ness, n. p. 1108The state of being regenerated.Re-gĕn'er-ā'tion, n. p. 1108The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated; reproduction. 2. (Theol.) The entering into a new spiritual life; that change by which the unholy will in man and the enmity to God and his…Re-gĕn'ĕr-a-tīve, a. p. 1108Of, or belonging to, regeneration; as, regenerative influences. H. Bushnell.Re-gěn'ěr-a-tīve-ly, adv. p. 1108In the way of regeneration.Re-gĕn'er-a-to-ry, a. p. 1108Having the power to renew; tending to reproduce or renovate; regenerating. [Rare.] Faber.Rē'gent, a. p. 1108Ruling; governing; regnant. “Some other active regent principle that resides in the body.” Hale. 2. Exercising vicarious authority. Milton. Queen regent, a queen who governs;—opposed to queen consort.Rē’gent, n. p. 1108One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. “Uriel . . . regent of the sun.” Milton. 2. Hence, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or…Rē'ġent-bĩrd, n. p. 1108(Ornith.) A beautiful Australian oriole (Sericulus chrysocephalus of Swainson), having a plumage of a golden-yellow and deep, velvety black. ☞ The name was given in honor of George IV., in whose…Rē'gent-ess, n. p. 1108A female regent. Cotgrave.Rē'ġent-shĭp, n. p. 1108The power of governing; or the office of a regent; regency. 2. Deputed authority. Shak.Rē-ġẽr'mi-nāte, v. i. p. 1108To germinate again. Perennial plants regerminate several years successively. Lee.Rē-gĕr/mi-nā'tion, n. p. 1108A sprouting or germinating anew.Re-ġĕst', n. p. 1108A register. [Obs.] Milton.Rē-gĕt', v. t. p. 1108To get again.Rē'ġi-an, n. p. 1108An adherent to, or upholder of, kingly authority. [Obs.] Fuller.Rĕġ'i-ble, a. p. 1108Governable. [Obs.]Rēg'i-cīd'al, a. p. 1108Pertaining to regicide, or one committing it. Warburton.Rēg'i-cīde, n. p. 1108A king-killer; one who murders a king; specifically (Eng. Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death. 2. The killing or murder of a king.Ré-gild', v. t. p. 1108To gild anew.Régime, n. p. 1108Mode or style of rule or management; character of government; administration. The ancient régime, or ancien régime, the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern; old-time…Rēg'i-men p. 1108n, [Lat., from regere, to guide, to rule. Cf. supra.] 1. Orderly government; system of order. 2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation. 3.…Rēg'i-ment, n. p. 1108Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.] But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? Marlowe. The law of nature doth now, of necessity…Rēg'i-ment, v. t. p. 1108(Mil.) To form into a regiment or into regiments with proper officers. [Rare.] Washington.Rēg'i-mēnt'al, a. p. 1108Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental officers; regimental clothing.Rēg'i-mēnt'als, n. pl. p. 1108The uniform worn by the troops of a regiment.Re-gĭm'i-nal, a. p. 1108Of, or relating to, regimen; as, regiminal rules.Rē'gion, n. p. 1108One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth, is conceived of as divided, as regarded from any point; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of…Rē'g'i-ōus, a. p. 1108Of, pertaining to, or becoming, a king; regal; royal. [Obs.] Harrington.