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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-hĕlm', v. t.p. 1110To cover again with a helmet, or as with a helmet.
  2. 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.
  3. Re-hĭb'i-to-ry, a.p. 1110Of, or relating to, rehibition; as, a rehibitory action. Burrill.
  4. Rē-hīre’, v. t.p. 1110To hire again.
  5. Rē-hū'man-īze, v. t.p. 1110To render human again. C. Brontë.
  6. Rēi, n.p. 1110See REE.
  7. 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.
  8. Rēi'gle-ment, n.p. 1110Rule; regulation. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.
  9. 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…
  10. 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…
  11. Reign'er, n.p. 1110One who reigns; a ruler. [Rare.]
  12. Rē'-il-lūme', v. t.p. 1110To light again; to cause to shine anew. “Thou must re-illume its spark.” J. R. Drake.
  13. Rē'-il-lū'mi-nāte, v. t.p. 1110To enlighten again; to re-illume.
  14. Rē'-il-lū'mi-nā'tion, n.p. 1110Act of enlightening again.
  15. Rē'-il-lū'mine, v. t.p. 1110To illumine again or anew; to re-illume.
  16. Rēim, n.p. 1110A strip of ox-hide, deprived of hair, and rendered flexible, used for twisting into ropes, &c. [South Africa.] Simmonds.
  17. Rē'-im-bärk', v. t. & i.p. 1110See RE-EMBARK.
  18. Rē'-im-bōd'y, v. i.p. 1110To imbody again; to be formed into a body anew. Boyle.
  19. 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.
  20. 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…
  21. Rē'-im-bûrse'ment, n.p. 1110The act of repaying or refunding; repayment; as, the reimbursement of principal and interest. Hamilton.
  22. Rē'-im-bŭrs'er, n.p. 1110One who re-imburses or refunds what has been lost or expended.
  23. Rē'-im-mēr'ge', v. t.p. 1110To immerge again; to plunge anew.
  24. Rē'-im-plānt', v. t.p. 1110To implant again.
  25. Rē'-im-pōrt', v. t.p. 1110To import again; to carry back; to reconvey. Young.
  26. Rē'im-por-tā'tion, n.p. 1110The act of importing what has been exported.
  27. Rē'-im-por-tūne', v. t.p. 1110To importune again.
  28. Rē'-im-pōse', v. t.p. 1110To impose anew, as a tax.
  29. Rē'-im-prēg'nāte, v. t.p. 1110To impregnate again. Browne.
  30. Rē'-im-prĕss', v. t.p. 1110To impress anew.
  31. Rē'-im-prē'ssion, n.p. 1110A second or repeated impression.
  32. Rē'-im-prĭnt', v. t.p. 1110To imprint again.
  33. Rē'-im-prĭs'on, v. t.p. 1110To imprison a second time, either for the same cause, or after release from imprisonment. Kent.
  34. 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.
  35. 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…
  36. 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.
  37. Rein, v. i.p. 1110To be guided by reins; to bear the reins. [Rare.] Shak.
  38. Rē'-in-au'gu-rāte, v. t.p. 1110To inaugurate anew.
  39. Rē'-in-çēnse', v. t.p. 1110To incense again.
  40. Rē'-in-cīte', v. t.p. 1110To incite again.
  41. Rē'-in-cōr'po-rāte, v. t.p. 1110To incorporate again; to embody anew.
  42. Rē'-in-crēase', v. t.p. 1110To increase again; to augment anew.
  43. Rē'-in-cūr', v. t.p. 1110To incur a second time.
  44. 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…
  45. Rē'-in-dūce', v. t.p. 1110To induce again.
  46. Rē'-in-fēct', v. t.p. 1110To infect again.
  47. Rē'-in-fēc'tious, a.p. 1110Capable of infecting again.
  48. Rē'-in-fōrçe', v. t.p. 1110See RE-ENFORCE.
  49. Rē'-in-fōrce', n.p. 1110That part of a cannon near the breech which is made thicker and stronger than the rest. [See RE-ENFORCE, and Illust. of Cannon.] Re-inforce band, a band sometimes introduced between the first and…
  50. Rē-in-fōrçe'ment, n.p. 1110See RE-ENFORCEMENT.
  51. Rē'-in-fōrm', v. t.p. 1110To inform anew. Scott.
  52. Rē'-in-fūnd', v. i.p. 1110To flow in anew. [Obs.] Swift.
  53. Rē'-in-fūse', v. t.p. 1110To infuse again.
  54. Rē'-in-grā'ti-āte, v. t.p. 1110To ingratiate again; to recommend again to favor. Herbert.
  55. Rē'-in-hăb'it, v. t.p. 1110To inhabit again. Mede.
  56. Rein'less, a.p. 1110Without rein; without restraint; unchecked.
  57. Rein-măm'nite, n.p. 1110A variety of allophane. Ogilvie.
  58. Rē'-in-quīre', v. t.p. 1110To inquire a second time. Browne.
  59. Reins, n. pl.p. 1110The kidneys. 2. The lower part of the back, being the ribs and hip-bone, over the kidneys. 3. Hence, the inward impulses; the affections and passions; — so called because formerly supposed to have…
  60. Rē'-in-sĕrt', v. t.p. 1110To insert a second time.