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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-in-fōrçe'ment, n.p. 1110See RE-ENFORCEMENT.
  2. Rē'-in-fōrm', v. t.p. 1110To inform anew. Scott.
  3. Rē'-in-fūnd', v. i.p. 1110To flow in anew. [Obs.] Swift.
  4. Rē'-in-fūse', v. t.p. 1110To infuse again.
  5. Rē'-in-grā'ti-āte, v. t.p. 1110To ingratiate again; to recommend again to favor. Herbert.
  6. Rē'-in-hăb'it, v. t.p. 1110To inhabit again. Mede.
  7. Rein'less, a.p. 1110Without rein; without restraint; unchecked.
  8. Rein-măm'nite, n.p. 1110A variety of allophane. Ogilvie.
  9. Rē'-in-quīre', v. t.p. 1110To inquire a second time. Browne.
  10. 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…
  11. Rē'-in-sĕrt', v. t.p. 1110To insert a second time.
  12. Rē'-in-sēr'tion, n.p. 1110A second insertion.
  13. Rē'-in-spĕct', v. t.p. 1110To inspect again, as provisions, or the like.
  14. Rē'-in-spĕc'tion, n.p. 1110The act of inspecting a second time.
  15. Rē'-in-spīre', v. t.p. 1110To inspire anew. Milton.
  16. Rē'-in-spīr'it, v. t.p. 1110To inspirit anew.
  17. Rē'-in-stall', v. t.p. 1110To install again; to seat anew. Milton.
  18. Rē'-in-stall'ment, n.p. 1110A second installment.
  19. Rē'-in-stāte', v. t.p. 1110To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; as, to re-instate a king in the possession of the kingdom; to re-instate one in the…
  20. Rē'-in-stāte'ment, n.p. 1110The act of putting in a former state; re-establishment.
  21. Rē'-in-stā'tion, n.p. 1110The act of re-instating; re-instatement.
  22. Rē'-in-strŭct', v. t.p. 1110To instruct anew; as, to re-instruct in the faith.
  23. Rē'-in-sur'ance, n.p. 1110[Prefix re and insurance.] A contract of indemnity to a party, who has insured property, against loss by his insurance. See RE-ASSURANCE and SURE. 2. Insurance a second time or again.
  24. Rē'-in-sure', v. t.p. 1110To insure, as property, in favor of one who has previously insured it. The insurer may cause the property insured to be re-insured by other persons. Walsh.
  25. Re-in'te-grāte, v. t.p. 1110To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore. [Rare.] Bacon.
  26. Rē-ĭn'te-grā'tion, n.p. 1111A renewing or making whole again. See REDINTEGRATION.
  27. Rē-ĭn-tĕr’, v. t.p. 1111To inter again.
  28. Rē-in-tĕr′ro-gāte, v. t.p. 1111To interrogate again; to question repeatedly. Colgrave.
  29. Rē'-in-thrōne', v. t.p. 1111See RE-ENTHRONE.
  30. Rē-ĭn-thrōn'īze, v. t.p. 1111To re-enthrone. [Obs.]
  31. Rē-ĭn’ tro-dūce’, v. t.p. 1111To introduce again.
  32. Re-ïn/tro-dūc'tion, n.p. 1111A second introduction.
  33. Rē'-in-ŭn'dāte, v. t.p. 1111To inundate again.
  34. Rē'-in-věst', v. t.p. 1111To invest anew.
  35. Rē-ĭn-vĕs'ti-gāte, v. t.p. 1111To investigate again. M. Stuart.
  36. Rē'-in-vĕs'ti-gā'tion, n.p. 1111A second investigation.
  37. Rē-in-vēst'ment, n.p. 1111The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
  38. Rē-in-vīg'or-āte, v. t.p. 1111To revive vigor in; to re-animate.
  39. Rē-in-vōlve’, v. t.p. 1111To involve anew. “To re-involve us in the pitchy cloud of infernal darkness.” Milton.
  40. Reis-effendi, n.p. 1111A Turkish minister for foreign affairs.
  41. Rē-īs'su-a-ble, a.p. 1111Capable of being re-issued.
  42. Rē-ĭs'sue, v. t.p. 1111To issue a second time.
  43. Rē-ïs'sue, n.p. 1111A second or repeated issue.
  44. Rēit, n.p. 1111Sedge; sea-weed. [Obs.] Bailey.
  45. Rē'ĭter, n.p. 1111One of the German cavalry of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Brande.
  46. Rē-ĭt'er-āte, v. t.p. 1111To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly. Syn. — To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse. — REITERATE, REPEAT. To repeat is to utter or express a second time. To reiterate is to repeat again and…
  47. Rē-ĭt'er-ate, a.p. 1111Reiterated; repeated. [Rare.]
  48. Re-ĭt'er-ā'ted-ly, adv.p. 1111Repeatedly.
  49. Re-it'er-ā'tion, n.p. 1111Repetition. Boyle.
  50. Rē-ĭt'er-ā'tive, n.p. 1111(Gram.) A word expressing repeated or reiterated action. 2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dilly-dally.
  51. Re-jēct’, v. t.p. 1111To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. Have I rejected those that me adored? Browne. 2. To refuse to receive; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. “That golden scepter which thou…
  52. Re-jēct'a-ble, a.p. 1111Capable of being rejected; worthy or suitable to be rejected.
  53. Re-jĕc'ta-mĕn'tĭa, n. pl.p. 1111Things thrown out or away. [Ill formed.] Fleming.
  54. Re/ject-ā'ne-oŭs, a.p. 1111Not chosen or received; rejected. “Profane, rejectaneous, and reprobate people.” Barrow.
  55. Re-jēct'er, n.p. 1111One who rejects or refuses. Clarke.
  56. Re-jĕc'tion, n.p. 1111The act of rejecting, throwing away, casting off, or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant. Bacon.
  57. Rē-jec-tī'tioŭs, a.p. 1111Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable.
  58. Re-jēct'ive, a.p. 1111Rejecting, or tending to reject.
  59. Re-jĕct'ment, n.p. 1111Matter thrown away. Eaton.
  60. Rē-joice', v. i.p. 1111To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to be exhilarated with lively and pleasurable sensations; to exult. O, rejoice beyond a common joy. Shak. Syn. — To delight; joy; exult; triumph.