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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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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.Re-mīt'tent, a. p. 1115Having remissions from time to time, as a disease; abating periodically in severity; as, a remittent fever.Re-mīt'ter, n. p. 1115One who remits, pardons, or makes remittance. 2. (Law.) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right he had before; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a…Re-mīt'tor, n. p. 1115(Law.) One who makes a remittance.Rē-mīx', v. t. p. 1115To mix again or repeatedly.