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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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  1. Rē'-in-spĕc'tion, n.p. 1110The act of inspecting a second time.
  2. Rē'-in-spīre', v. t.p. 1110To inspire anew. Milton.
  3. Rē'-in-spīr'it, v. t.p. 1110To inspirit anew.
  4. Rē'-in-stall', v. t.p. 1110To install again; to seat anew. Milton.
  5. Rē'-in-stall'ment, n.p. 1110A second installment.
  6. 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…
  7. Rē'-in-stāte'ment, n.p. 1110The act of putting in a former state; re-establishment.
  8. Rē'-in-stā'tion, n.p. 1110The act of re-instating; re-instatement.
  9. Rē'-in-strŭct', v. t.p. 1110To instruct anew; as, to re-instruct in the faith.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Re-in'te-grāte, v. t.p. 1110To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore. [Rare.] Bacon.
  13. Rē-ĭn'te-grā'tion, n.p. 1111A renewing or making whole again. See REDINTEGRATION.
  14. Rē-ĭn-tĕr’, v. t.p. 1111To inter again.
  15. Rē-in-tĕr′ro-gāte, v. t.p. 1111To interrogate again; to question repeatedly. Colgrave.
  16. Rē'-in-thrōne', v. t.p. 1111See RE-ENTHRONE.
  17. Rē-ĭn-thrōn'īze, v. t.p. 1111To re-enthrone. [Obs.]
  18. Rē-ĭn’ tro-dūce’, v. t.p. 1111To introduce again.
  19. Re-ïn/tro-dūc'tion, n.p. 1111A second introduction.
  20. Rē'-in-ŭn'dāte, v. t.p. 1111To inundate again.
  21. Rē'-in-věst', v. t.p. 1111To invest anew.
  22. Rē-ĭn-vĕs'ti-gāte, v. t.p. 1111To investigate again. M. Stuart.
  23. Rē'-in-vĕs'ti-gā'tion, n.p. 1111A second investigation.
  24. Rē-in-vēst'ment, n.p. 1111The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
  25. Rē-in-vīg'or-āte, v. t.p. 1111To revive vigor in; to re-animate.
  26. Rē-in-vōlve’, v. t.p. 1111To involve anew. “To re-involve us in the pitchy cloud of infernal darkness.” Milton.
  27. Reis-effendi, n.p. 1111A Turkish minister for foreign affairs.
  28. Rē-īs'su-a-ble, a.p. 1111Capable of being re-issued.
  29. Rē-ĭs'sue, v. t.p. 1111To issue a second time.
  30. Rē-ïs'sue, n.p. 1111A second or repeated issue.
  31. Rēit, n.p. 1111Sedge; sea-weed. [Obs.] Bailey.
  32. Rē'ĭter, n.p. 1111One of the German cavalry of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Brande.
  33. 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…
  34. Rē-ĭt'er-ate, a.p. 1111Reiterated; repeated. [Rare.]
  35. Re-ĭt'er-ā'ted-ly, adv.p. 1111Repeatedly.
  36. Re-it'er-ā'tion, n.p. 1111Repetition. Boyle.
  37. 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.
  38. 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…
  39. Re-jēct'a-ble, a.p. 1111Capable of being rejected; worthy or suitable to be rejected.
  40. Re-jĕc'ta-mĕn'tĭa, n. pl.p. 1111Things thrown out or away. [Ill formed.] Fleming.
  41. Re/ject-ā'ne-oŭs, a.p. 1111Not chosen or received; rejected. “Profane, rejectaneous, and reprobate people.” Barrow.
  42. Re-jēct'er, n.p. 1111One who rejects or refuses. Clarke.
  43. Re-jĕc'tion, n.p. 1111The act of rejecting, throwing away, casting off, or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant. Bacon.
  44. Rē-jec-tī'tioŭs, a.p. 1111Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable.
  45. Re-jēct'ive, a.p. 1111Rejecting, or tending to reject.
  46. Re-jĕct'ment, n.p. 1111Matter thrown away. Eaton.
  47. 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.
  48. Re-joice', v. t.p. 1111To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden; to animate with lively, pleasurable sensations; to exhilarate. “While she, great saint, rejoices heaven.” Prior. Syn.—To gladden; please; cheer…
  49. Re-joice'ment, n.p. 1111Rejoicing. [Obs.]
  50. Re-joic'er, n.p. 1111One who rejoices.
  51. Re-joï'cing, n.p. 1111The act of expressing joy and gladness. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. Ps. cxviii. 15. 2. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy or gladness. Thy…
  52. Re-joic'ing-ly, adv.p. 1111With joy or exultation.
  53. Rē-join', v. t.p. 1111To join again; to unite after separation. 2. To meet or fall in again with; to attach one's self to again. Meet and rejoin me in the pensive grot. Pope.
  54. Re-join', v. i.p. 1111To answer to a reply. Dryden. 2. (Law.) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
  55. Re-join'der, n.p. 1111An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer. 2. (Law.) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. Syn. — Reply; answer; replication. See REPLY.
  56. Re-join'der, v. i.p. 1111To make, or utter, a rejoinder; to reply. [Obs.]
  57. Re-join'd'ure, n.p. 1111The act of joining again. [Obs.]
  58. Rē-joint', v. t.p. 1111To re-unite the joints of; to joint anew. Barrow. 2. Specifically, to fill up the joints of, as stones in buildings, when the mortar has been dislodged by age and the action of the weather. Gwilt.
  59. Rĕ-jŏlt', n.p. 1111A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [Obs.] “The inward rejoits and recoilings of the mind.” South.
  60. Re-jōlt', v. t.p. 1111To jolt or shake again. [Obs.] Locke.