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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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Rēg'ū-līze, v. t. p. 1109To reduce to regulus, or pure metal; to separate, as pure metal from extraneous matter.Rēg'ū-lūs, n. p. 1109A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence. 2. (Chem.) The pure metal, which, in the melting of ores, falls to the bottom of the crucible; as, regulus of antimony. 3. (Astron.) A star of…Re-gûr'ġi-tāte, v. t. p. 1109To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity. Bentley.Re-gûr'ġi-tāte, v. i. p. 1109To be thrown or poured back.Re-gûr'ġi-tā'tion, n. p. 1109The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance. 2. The act of swallowing again; re-absorption. 3. (Med.) The natural and easy vomiting of their food by infants.Rē'ha-bĭl'i-tāte, v. t. p. 1109To restore to a former capacity; to re-instate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited;—a term of civil and canon law.Rē'ha-bil'i-tā'tion, n. p. 1109The act of re-instating in a former rank or capacity; restoration to former rights. Bouvier. Walsh.Rē-hăsh’, v. t. p. 1110To hash over again.Rē-hāsh', n. p. 1110Something hashed over; something made up from materials formerly used; as, a rehash of an old speech.Rē-hēar', v. t. p. 1110To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in Chancery.Re-hēars’al, n. p. 1110The act of rehearsing, or the state of being rehearsed; repetition of the words of another or of a written work; recital; a telling or recounting; narration. “In rehearsal of our Lord’s Prayer after…Re-hēarse', v. t. p. 1110To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul. 1 Sam. xvii. 31. 2. To narrate; to recount; to…Re-hēars'er, n. p. 1110One who rehearses, recites, or narrates.Rē-hēat', v. t. p. 1110To heat again. 2. To cheer up exceedingly; to revive; to rejoice. [Obs.] Him would I comfort and reheat, For I hope of his gold to get. Chaucer.Rē-hĕlm', v. t. p. 1110To cover again with a helmet, or as with a helmet.Rē·hi-bĭ'tion, n. p. 1110(Law.) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of some defect or fraud; the annulling of a sale. Burrill.Re-hĭb'i-to-ry, a. p. 1110Of, or relating to, rehibition; as, a rehibitory action. Burrill.Rē-hīre’, v. t. p. 1110To hire again.Rē-hū'man-īze, v. t. p. 1110To render human again. C. Brontë.Rēi, n. p. 1110See REE.Rēi'gle, n. p. 1110A hollow cut or channel for guiding any thing; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood-gate. Carew.Rēi'gle-ment, n. p. 1110Rule; regulation. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.Reign, n. p. 1110Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; kingdom; dominion; chief influence or direction. “He who like a father held his reign.” Pope. Saturn’s sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of…Reign, v. i. p. 1110To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor; to hold supreme power; to rule. Here we may reign secure. Milton. 2. Hence, to be predominant; to…Reign'er, n. p. 1110One who reigns; a ruler. [Rare.]Rē'-il-lūme', v. t. p. 1110To light again; to cause to shine anew. “Thou must re-illume its spark.” J. R. Drake.Rē'-il-lū'mi-nāte, v. t. p. 1110To enlighten again; to re-illume.Rē'-il-lū'mi-nā'tion, n. p. 1110Act of enlightening again.Rē'-il-lū'mine, v. t. p. 1110To illumine again or anew; to re-illume.Rēim, n. p. 1110A strip of ox-hide, deprived of hair, and rendered flexible, used for twisting into ropes, &c. [South Africa.] Simmonds.Rē'-im-bärk', v. t. & i. p. 1110See RE-EMBARK.Rē'-im-bōd'y, v. i. p. 1110To imbody again; to be formed into a body anew. Boyle.Rē'-im-bûrs'a-ble, a. p. 1110Capable of being repaid, or intended to be repaid. A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, re-imbursable in ten years. Hamilton.Rē'-im-būrse', v. t. p. 1110To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to re-imburse the expenses of a war. 2. To make restoration or…Rē'-im-bûrse'ment, n. p. 1110The act of repaying or refunding; repayment; as, the reimbursement of principal and interest. Hamilton.Rē'-im-bŭrs'er, n. p. 1110One who re-imburses or refunds what has been lost or expended.Rē'-im-mēr'ge', v. t. p. 1110To immerge again; to plunge anew.Rē'-im-plānt', v. t. p. 1110To implant again.Rē'-im-pōrt', v. t. p. 1110To import again; to carry back; to reconvey. Young.Rē'im-por-tā'tion, n. p. 1110The act of importing what has been exported.Rē'-im-por-tūne', v. t. p. 1110To importune again.Rē'-im-pōse', v. t. p. 1110To impose anew, as a tax.Rē'-im-prēg'nāte, v. t. p. 1110To impregnate again. Browne.Rē'-im-prĕss', v. t. p. 1110To impress anew.Rē'-im-prē'ssion, n. p. 1110A second or repeated impression.Rē'-im-prĭnt', v. t. p. 1110To imprint again.Rē'-im-prĭs'on, v. t. p. 1110To imprison a second time, either for the same cause, or after release from imprisonment. Kent.Rē'-im-prī'son-ment, n. p. 1110The act of confining in prison a second time for the same cause, or after a release from prison. Kent.Rein, n. p. 1110The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver restrains and governs the horse, &c. 2. Hence, an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing…Rein, v. t. p. 1110To govern by a bridle. Milton. 2. To restrain; to control. Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance. Shak.Rein, v. i. p. 1110To be guided by reins; to bear the reins. [Rare.] Shak.Rē'-in-au'gu-rāte, v. t. p. 1110To inaugurate anew.Rē'-in-çēnse', v. t. p. 1110To incense again.Rē'-in-cīte', v. t. p. 1110To incite again.Rē'-in-cōr'po-rāte, v. t. p. 1110To incorporate again; to embody anew.Rē'-in-crēase', v. t. p. 1110To increase again; to augment anew.Rē'-in-cūr', v. t. p. 1110To incur a second time.Rein'deer or Reindeer moss, n. p. 1110(Zoöl.) A ruminant mammal of the deer kind, of several species, found in the colder part of both hemispheres, having horns whose branches are palmate below, and cylindric above, and having also a…Rē'-in-dūce', v. t. p. 1110To induce again.Rē'-in-fēct', v. t. p. 1110To infect again.