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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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Rē-măs’ti-cāte, v. t. p. 1114To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud.Rē-mās'ti-cā'tion, n. p. 1114The act of masticating again or repeatedly.Remblai, n. p. 1114(Fort.) The earth or materials used in making the embankments. The deblai should be equal to the remblai.Rēm'ble, v. t. p. 1114To remove. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Re-mēan', v. t. p. 1114To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to interpret. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Rē'me-ant, a. p. 1114Coming back; returning. [Rare.] “The remeant sun.” C. Kingsley.Rē-mēas'ure, v. t. p. 1114To measure again. They followed him . . . The way they came; their steps remeasured right. Fairfax.Re-mē'di-a-ble, a. p. 1114Capable of being remedied or cured.Re-mē'di-a-bly, adv. p. 1114In a remediable manner or condition.Re-mē'di-al, a. p. 1114Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal of an evil. Statutes are declaratory or remedial. Blackstone. It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not remedial…Re-mē'di-al-ly, adv. p. 1114In a way suited to afford relief.Re-mē′di-ate, a. p. 1114The same as REMEDIAL. [Obs.]Re-mēd'i-less or Rēm'e-di-less, a. p. 1114Not admitting a remedy, or counteraction; incapable of being restored, changed, or prevented; incurable. Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. Milton. 2. Not answering as a remedy; hence…Re-mēd'i-less or Rēm'e-di-less, adv. p. 1114Without remedy; necessarily. [Obs.] Udal.Re-mēd'i-less-ly or Rēm'e-di-lēss'ly, adv. p. 1114In a manner or degree that precludes a remedy.Re-mēd’i-less-ness or Rēm’e-di-lēss’ness, n. p. 1114The state of being without remedy.Rēm'e-dy, n. p. 1114That which cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health;—with for; as, a remedy for the gout. 2. That which counteracts an evil of any kind; a…Rē'm'e-dy, v. t. p. 1114To apply a remedy or cure to; to restore to soundness, health, integrity, and the like; to cure; to heal; to repair. I will remedy this year ere long. Shak.Rē-mĕlt’, v. t. p. 1114To melt a second time.Re-mĕm’ber, v. t. p. 1114To bring to mind again; to think of again; to recall. We are said to remember any thing when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before. Watts. 2. To…Re-mēm'ber-a-ble, a. p. 1114Capable or worthy of being remembered. [Rare] “The whole vale of Keswick is so rememberable.” Coleridge.Re-mēm'ber-a-bly, adv. p. 1114In a rememberable manner; so as to be remembered.Re-mēm'ber-er, n. p. 1114One who remembers.Re-mēm'brance, n. p. 1114The act of remembering; the holding in mind, or the bringing to recollection. “Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage.” Milton. Titan, Among the heavens, the immortal fact displayed, Lest the…Re-mēm'bran-cer, n. p. 1114One who, or that which, serves to bring to or keep in mind; a memento; a memorial. Premature consolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith. 2. An officer in the exchequer of England, whose…Re-mĕm'ō-rāte, v. t. p. 1115To remember; to revive in the memory. [Obs. and rare.] We shall find the like difficulties whether we rememorate or learn anew. Brskett.Re-mĕm'o-rā'tion, n. p. 1115Remembrance. [Obs. and rare.] Mountagu.Re-mĕm'ō-ra-tīve, a. p. 1115Tending or serving to rememorate; reminding. [Rare.]Re-mĕr'cie or Re-mĕr'cy, v. t. p. 1115To thank. [Obs. and rare.] Spenser.Rē-mērge', v. t. p. 1115To merge again. That each, who seems a separate whole, Should move his rounds, and fusing all The skirts of self again, should fall, Remerging in the general Soul, Is faith as vague as all unsweet.…Rēm’i-fōrm, a. p. 1115Shaped like an oar.Rē'mi-gēs, n. pl. p. 1115(Ornith.) The quill-feathers of the wings of a bird, which, like oars, propel it through the air.Rēm'i-grāte or Rē-mī'grāte, v. i. p. 1115To migrate again; to go back; to return. Boyle.Rēm'i-grā'tion, n. p. 1115Removal back again; a migration to a former place. Hale.Re-mīnd', v. t. p. 1115To put in mind; to bring to the remembrance of; to bring to the notice or consideration of. “When age . . . shall begin to remind us of our mortality.” South.Re-mīnd’er, n. p. 1115One who, or that which, reminds; that which serves to awaken remembrance.Re-mīnd'ful, a. p. 1115Tending or adapted to remind; careful to remind. Southey.Rēm'i-nis'çençe, n. p. 1115The state of being reminiscent, or inclined to call to mind. 2. The power of recalling to mind; remembrance. I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw you. W. Scott. 3. That…Rēm’i-nĭs’cen-cy, n. p. 1115The same as REMINISCENCE. [Obs.]Rēm'i-nīs'cent, n. p. 1115One who calls to mind, and records past events.Rēm'i-nīs'cent, a. p. 1115Capable of, or inclined to, call to mind. “Some other state of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent.” Sir W. Hamilton.Rēm'/i-nis-čen'/tial, a. p. 1115Pertaining to reminiscence or recollection. Browne.Rēm'i-pĕd, a. p. 1115Having feet that are oar-shaped, or that are used as oars; — said of certain animals or insects.Rĕm'i-pēd, n. p. 1115(Zoöl.) An animal having feet capable of being used as oars;—applied especially to certain crustaceans. 2. (Entom.) One of an order of coleopterous insects, including those which have tarsi adapted…Re-mīse', v. t. p. 1115To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed. Blackstone.Re-mīse’, n. p. 1115(Law.) A giving or granting back; surrender; release, as of a claim.Re-miss’, a. p. 1115Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; behind-hand; slack. Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. Milton. 2. Hence, lacking earnestness or…Re-miss'ful, a. p. 1115Full of remission or forgiveness; lenient; clement.Re-mis'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1115The state or quality of being remissible; capability of being remitted.Re-mis'si-ble, a. p. 1115Capable of being remitted or forgiven. Feltham.Re-mis'sion, n. p. 1115[Fr. rémission, Pr. remissio, Sp. remision, It. remissione, Lat. remissio, from remittere, remissum. See REMIT. 1. The act of remitting, surrendering, or giving up; diminution of intensity…Re-mīs'sive, a. p. 1115Remitting; forgiving. Hacket.Re-miss'ly, adv. p. 1115In a remiss or negligent manner; not vigorously; slowly; carelessly.Re-miss'ness, n. p. 1115The state of being remiss; want of ardor or vigor; want of punctuality; want of attention to any business, duty, or engagement in the proper time, or with the requisite industry; slowness; slackness…Re-mis'so-ry, a. p. 1115Serving or tending to remit; involving remission. They would have us saved by a daily oblation propitiatory, by a sacrifice expiatory or remissory. Latimer.Re-mīt', v. t. p. 1115To send back; to refer. The prisoner was remitted to the guard. Dryden. 2. To give up; to surrender; to resign; to restore. “In this case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right.”…Re-mīt', v. i. p. 1115To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; as, a fever remits; the severity of weather remits.Re-mīt'ment, n. p. 1115The act of remitting. “Disavowing the remittent of Claudius.” Milton. 2. The state of being remitted.Re-mīt'tal, n. p. 1115A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first-fruits. Swift.Re-mit'tance, n. p. 1115(Com.) The act of transmitting money, bills, or the like, to a distant place. 2. The sum or thing remitted. Addison.