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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Rĕp'er-to-ry, n. p. 1119A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a common-place book, or the like. 2. A treasury; a magazine.Rē'pe-rūz'al, n. p. 1119A second or repeated perusal.Rē'pe-rūse', v. t. p. 1119To peruse again. Bulwer.Rĕp'e-tēnd', n. p. 1119(Math.) That part of a repeating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum.Rĕp'e-tĭ'tion, n. p. 1119The act of repeating; the act of doing or uttering a second time; iteration. I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus, to tire in repetition. Shak. 2. Especially, recital…Rĕp'e-tĭ'tion-al, a. p. 1119Containing repetition.Rĕp'e-tĭ'tion-a-ry p. 1119Rēp'e-ti'tiōus, a. p. 1119Repeating; containing repetition. [U. S.] Dwight.Rēp'e-ti'tiōus-ness, n. p. 1119The state or quality of being repetitious; the habit or practice of making repetitions.Rĕp'e-tĭ-tĭve, a. p. 1119Containing repetition; repetitious. [Rare.]Rēp'e-ti-tor, n. p. 1119(Ger. Universities.) A private instructor.Re-pīne', v. i. p. 1119To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling…Re-pīn'er, n. p. 1119One who repines, or murmurs.Re-pī'ning-ly, adv. p. 1119With repining, murmuring, or complaint.Re-place′, v. t. p. 1119To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, and the like. The earl . . . was replaced in his government. Bacon. 2. To restore in a place that was vacated; to refund; to repay…Re-plāce'ment, n. p. 1119The act of replacing. 2. (Crystallog.) The removal of an edge or angle by one or more planes.Rē-plāit’, v. t. p. 1119To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and again.Rē-plānt', v. t. p. 1119To plant again.Rē-plānt'a-ble, a. p. 1119Capable of being planted again. [Rare.] Cotgrave.Rē'plan-tā'tion, n. p. 1119The act of planting again.Rē-plēad', v. t. or i. p. 1119To plead again.Rē-plēad'er, n. p. 1119(Law.) A second pleading, or course of pleadings; or the right of pleading again. Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must begin de novo. Blackstone.Re-plēn'ish, v. t. p. 1119To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound. Multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28. With fish replenished, and the air…Re-plēn'ish, v. i. p. 1119To recover former fullness. [Obs.] Bacon.Re-plēn'ish-er, n. p. 1119One who replenishes.Re-plēn'ish-ment, n. p. 1119The act of replenishing, or the state of being replenished. 2. That which replenishes; supply.Re-plēte', a. p. 1119Filled again; completely filled; full. “His words replete with guile.” Milton.Re-plēte'ness, n. p. 1119The state of being replete; repletion.Re-plē'tion, n. p. 1119The state of being replete; superabundant fullness. Bacon. 2. (Med.) Fullness of blood; plethora. Coxe.Re-plē'tive, a. p. 1119Tending to replete; replenishing.Re-plē'tive-ly, adv. p. 1119In a repletive manner.Re-plēv'i-a-ble, a. p. 1119(Law.) Capable of being replevied.Re-plēv'in, n. p. 1119(Law.) A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained. Originally it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally…Re-plēv'in, v. t. p. 1119(Law.) To replevy.Re-plēv'i-sa-ble, a. p. 1119Capable of being replevied; repleviable. [Rare.]Re-plēv'y, v. t. p. 1119To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose, goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained, upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined…Rēp'li-ca, n. p. 1119(Paint.) A copy of an original picture done by the hand of the same master. Fairholt.Rēp'li-cant, n. p. 1119One who replies.Rēp'li-cate, a. p. 1119(Bot.) Folded back. Loudon.Rĕp'li-cate, n. p. 1119(Mus.) A repetition.Rēp'li-cā'tion, n. p. 1119An answer; a reply. 2. (Law Pleadings.) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant’s plea. 3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo; repetition. [Rare.] Hear the replication…Re-plī'er, n. p. 1119One who replies, or answers; one who speaks or writes in return to something spoken or written.Rē'plum, n. p. 1119(Bot.) The framework of some pods, as the cross, &c., which remains after the valves drop off. Gray.Rē-plūn'ge', v. t. p. 1119To plunge anew; to immerse again. Milton.Re-ply', v. i. p. 1119To make a return to in words or writing; to respond to; to answer. Give me hearing what I shall reply. Shak. 2. (Law.) To answer a defendant’s plea. Syn.—To answer; respond; rejoin.Re-plȳ', v. t. p. 1119To return for an answer; as, he knows not what to reply.Re-plȳ', n. p. 1119That which is said or written in answer to what is said or written by another; an answer. Syn.—Answer; rejoinder; response.—REPLY, REJOINDER, ANSWER. A reply is a distinct response to a formal…Rē-poi'son, v. t. p. 1119To poison anew or again. “Lest the physicians should re'poison her.” J. Webster.Re-pōl'ish, v. t. p. 1120To polish again.Re-pōne', v. t. p. 1120To replace. Baillie.Rē-pŏp'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1120The act of populating again; the act of furnishing with a population anew.Re-pōrt', v. t. p. 1120To refer. [Obs.] Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so like unto him that we report the reader to the character of King Almeric, and will spare the repeating his description. Fuller. 2. To…Re-pōrt', v. i. p. 1120To make a return or statement that is expected or desired; as, the committee will report at twelve o'clock. 2. To furnish in writing an account of a speech, or the proceedings of a public assembly.…Re-pōrt', n. p. 1120That which is reported; as, (a.) An account received; a statement or relation of facts given in reply to inquiries; story; relation. “From Thetis sent as spies to make report.” Waller. It was a true…Re-pōrt'age, n. p. 1120The same as REPORT. [Obs.]Re-pōrt’er, n. p. 1120One who reports; especially, (a.) An officer or person who makes statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates. (b.) One who reports the proceedings of public meetings, &c.…Re-pōrt'ing-ly, adv. p. 1120By report or common fame.Rē'por-tō'ri-al, a. p. 1120Of, or pertaining to, a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper. ☞ An ill-formed word.Re-pōs'al, n. p. 1120The act of reposing or resting. Would the reposal Of any trust, virtue, or worth in thee Make thy words faithèd? Shak.Re-pōs'ance, n. p. 1120The act of resting in confidence; reliance. [Obs.] J. Hall.