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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. 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…
  2. Re-plēn'ish, v. i.p. 1119To recover former fullness. [Obs.] Bacon.
  3. Re-plēn'ish-er, n.p. 1119One who replenishes.
  4. Re-plēn'ish-ment, n.p. 1119The act of replenishing, or the state of being replenished. 2. That which replenishes; supply.
  5. Re-plēte', a.p. 1119Filled again; completely filled; full. “His words replete with guile.” Milton.
  6. Re-plēte'ness, n.p. 1119The state of being replete; repletion.
  7. Re-plē'tion, n.p. 1119The state of being replete; superabundant fullness. Bacon. 2. (Med.) Fullness of blood; plethora. Coxe.
  8. Re-plē'tive, a.p. 1119Tending to replete; replenishing.
  9. Re-plē'tive-ly, adv.p. 1119In a repletive manner.
  10. Re-plēv'i-a-ble, a.p. 1119(Law.) Capable of being replevied.
  11. 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…
  12. Re-plēv'in, v. t.p. 1119(Law.) To replevy.
  13. Re-plēv'i-sa-ble, a.p. 1119Capable of being replevied; repleviable. [Rare.]
  14. 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…
  15. Rēp'li-ca, n.p. 1119(Paint.) A copy of an original picture done by the hand of the same master. Fairholt.
  16. Rēp'li-cant, n.p. 1119One who replies.
  17. Rēp'li-cate, a.p. 1119(Bot.) Folded back. Loudon.
  18. Rĕp'li-cate, n.p. 1119(Mus.) A repetition.
  19. 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…
  20. Re-plī'er, n.p. 1119One who replies, or answers; one who speaks or writes in return to something spoken or written.
  21. Rē'plum, n.p. 1119(Bot.) The framework of some pods, as the cross, &c., which remains after the valves drop off. Gray.
  22. Rē-plūn'ge', v. t.p. 1119To plunge anew; to immerse again. Milton.
  23. 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.
  24. Re-plȳ', v. t.p. 1119To return for an answer; as, he knows not what to reply.
  25. 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…
  26. Rē-poi'son, v. t.p. 1119To poison anew or again. “Lest the physicians should re'poison her.” J. Webster.
  27. Re-pōl'ish, v. t.p. 1120To polish again.
  28. Re-pōne', v. t.p. 1120To replace. Baillie.
  29. Rē-pŏp'ū-lā'tion, n.p. 1120The act of populating again; the act of furnishing with a population anew.
  30. 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…
  31. 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.…
  32. 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…
  33. Re-pōrt'age, n.p. 1120The same as REPORT. [Obs.]
  34. 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.…
  35. Re-pōrt'ing-ly, adv.p. 1120By report or common fame.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. Re-pōs'ance, n.p. 1120The act of resting in confidence; reliance. [Obs.] J. Hall.
  39. Re-pōse', v. t.p. 1120To place again; to lay up; to deposit; to lodge. [Obs.] But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. Chapman. Pebbles reposed in those cliffs among the earth . . . are…
  40. Re-pōsē', v. i.p. 1120To lie; to rest; as, trap reposing on sand. 2. To lie for rest or refreshment. Within a thicket I reposed. Chapman. 3. To rest in confidence. It is upon these that the soul may repose. I. Taylor.…
  41. Re-pōse', n.p. 1120A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak. 2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness. 3. (Poet.) A rest; a pause. 4. (Fine Arts.) That harmony or…
  42. Re-pōs'ed-ness, n.p. 1120State of being at rest.
  43. Re-pōsē'ful, a.p. 1120Full of repose; affording rest; quiet; peaceful.
  44. Re-pōs'er, n.p. 1120One who reposes.
  45. Re-pōs'it, v. t.p. 1120To lay up; to lodge, as for safety or preservation. Others reposit their young in holes. Derham.
  46. Rē′po-si′tion, n.p. 1120The act of repositing; as, the reposition of a bone. Wiseman.
  47. Re-pŏs'i-to-ry, n.p. 1120A place where things are or may be deposited for safety or preservation; a depository. Locke.
  48. Rē′pos-sĕss′, v. t.p. 1120To possess again. Nor shall my father repossess the land. Pope.
  49. Re/pos-sĕs'sion, n.p. 1120The act of possessing again; the state of possessing again.
  50. Re-pōs'ūre, n.p. 1120Rest; quiet. “In the reposure of most soft content.” Marston.
  51. Rē-pōur', v. t.p. 1120To pour again.
  52. Rĕp're-hĕnd', v. t.p. 1120To seize again for the purpose of censuring or blaming; hence, to accuse; to charge; to chide; to reprove;—formerly, sometimes with of. “Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not…
  53. Rĕp're-hĕnd'er, n.p. 1120One who reprehends; one who blames or reproves.
  54. Rĕp're-hĕn'si-ble, a.p. 1120Worthy of reprehension or blame; culpable; censurable.
  55. Rĕp're-hĕn'si-ble-ness, n.p. 1120The quality of being reprehensible; blamableness; culpableness.
  56. Rĕp're-hĕn'si-bly, adv.p. 1120In a reprehensible manner.
  57. Rēp're-hēn'sion, n.p. 1120Reproof; censure; open blame. This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a secret reprehension, that he had not showed more gratefulness to Dorus. Sidney. Syn.—Admonition; blame…
  58. Rēp're-hēn'sive, a.p. 1120Containing reproof. South.
  59. Rēp're-hēn'so-ry, a.p. 1120Containing reproof. Boswell.
  60. Rĕp/re-sĕnt', v. t.p. 1120To present again or in place of something else; to exhibit the counterpart or image of. Before him burn Seven lamps, as in a zodiac, representing The heavenly fires. Milton. 2. To portray by…