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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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Rĕp'ro-bā'ter, n. p. 1121One who reprobates.Rēp'ro-bā'tion, n. p. 1121The act of reprobating, disapproving severely, disallowing, or abandoning. The profligate pretenses upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend, are mentioned with…Rēp'ro-bā'tion-er, n. p. 1121(Theol.) One who holds that a part of the human race were created solely with a view to their reprobation. South.Rēp'ro-bā'tive or Rēp'ro-ba-to-ry, a. p. 1121Of, pertaining to, or expressing reprobation; reproving; condemning. [Rare.]Rē'/pro-dūce', v. t. p. 1121To produce again; to bring to the memory or the imagination. 2. To renew the production of; to generate, as offspring; as, trees are reproduced by new shoots from the roots or stump; and certain…Rē'pro-dū'cer, n. p. 1121One who, or that which, reproduces. Burke.Rē'pro-dūc'tion, n. p. 1121The act or process of reproducing; as, the reproduction of plants or animals from cuttings or slips.Rē′pro-dūc′tive or Rē′pro-dūc′to-ry, a. p. 1121Pertaining to, or employed in, reproduction. Lyell.Rē'pro-mŭl'gāte, v. t. p. 1121To promulgate again.Re-prō'mul-gā'tion, n. p. 1121A second promulgation.Re-proof', n. p. 1121The expression of blame or censure; blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; reprehension. Your reproof is somewhat too round. Shak. Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Pope.…Re-prov'a-ble, a. p. 1121Worthy of reproof; deserving censure; blamable. Bp. Taylor. Syn.—Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible; culpable; rebukable.Re-prov'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1121The state of being reprovable.Re-prov'a-bly, adv. p. 1121In a reprovable manner.Re-prov'al, n. p. 1121The act of reproving, or that which is said in reproving; reproof.Re-prove', v. t. p. 1121To convince. [Obs.] When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. John xvi. 8. 2. To put again to trial; to disprove; to refute. [Obs. or rare.] Reprove my…Re-prov'er, n. p. 1121One who, or that which, reproves.Re-prov'ing-ly, adv. p. 1121In a reproving manner.Rē-prūne', v. t. p. 1121To prune a second time. “Yet soon reprunes her wing to soar anew.” Young.Rēp'-sĭl/ver, n. p. 1121Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, to be quit of the service of reaping his corn or grain. Smart.Rep-tā'tion, n. p. 1121The act of creeping or crawling. Brande.Rĕp'ta-to-ry, a. p. 1122Creeping; as, reptatory animals. Dana.Rĕp'tīle, a. p. 1122Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small, short legs. 2. Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. There is a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution…Rēp'tile, n. p. 1122An animal that crawls or moves on its belly, or by means of small, short legs, as snakes, lizards, and the like. 2. (Zoöl.) An animal of the sub-kingdom of Vertebrates, oviparous, like birds and…Rep-til'i-an, a. p. 1122Belonging to the reptiles. Reptilian age (Geol.), that part of geological time comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and distinguished as that era in which the class of reptiles…Rep-til'i-an, n. p. 1122(Zoöl.) An animal belonging to the order of reptiles; a reptile. Lyell.Re-pŭb'lic, n. p. 1122Common interest; the public. [Obs.] B. Jon. 2. A state in which the sovereign power is exercised by representatives elected by the people; a commonwealth. Republic of letters, the collective body of…Re-pŭb'lic-an, a. p. 1122Pertaining to a republic. The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named by the senate. Macaulay. 2. Consonant with the principles of a republic; as, republican sentiments or opinions…Re-pŭb'lic-an, n. p. 1122One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.Re-pŭb'lic-an-ism, n. p. 1122A republican form or system of government; the principles of republican government. 2. Attachment to a republican form of government. Burke.Re-pŭb'lic-an-īze, v. t. p. 1122To convert to republican principles; as, to republicanize the rising generation. Ramsay.Rē-pŭb'li-cā'tion, n. p. 1122A second publication, or a new publication of something before published, as of a former will, of a volume already published, and the like;—specifically, the publication in one country of a work…Rē-pŭb'lish, v. t. p. 1122To publish anew; often specifically applied to the publication in one country of a work first published in another. Subsequent to the purchase or contract, the devisor republishes his will.…Rē-pŭb'lish-er, n. p. 1122One who republishes.Re-pū'di-a-ble, a. p. 1122Admitting of repudiation; fit or proper to be put away.Re-pu'di-āte, v. t. p. 1122To cast off and disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to discard; to reject. Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care by us, that domination is effected by them. Pryme. 2. To put…Re-pū'di-ā'tion, n. p. 1122The act of repudiating or disclaiming; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a debt, a wife, &c. 2. The state of being repudiated.Re-pū'di-ā'tor, n. p. 1122One who repudiates.Re-pŭgn', v. t. p. 1122To fight against continually; to oppose; to resist. [Rare.] He did repugn the truth. Shak.Re-pŭg'na-ble, a. p. 1122Capable of being repugned or resisted. [Rare.]Re-pŭg'nance or Re-pŭg'nan-cy, n. p. 1122The act of repugning, or the state of being repugnant; opposition or contrariety, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like; reluctance; resistance. That which causes us to lose most…Re-pŭg'nant, a. p. 1122Inclined to repugn or oppose; hence, opposite; contrary; hostile; inconsistent; and also distasteful in a high degree; offensive;—usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with. There is no…Re-pŭg'nant-ly, adv. p. 1122In a repugnant manner; with opposition; in contradiction. Browne.Re-pŭg'nāte, v. t. p. 1122To oppose; to fight against. [Obs.]Re-pŭl'lu-lāte, v. i. p. 1122To bud again. Howell.Re-pŭl/lu-lā'tion, n. p. 1122The act of budding again.Re-pŭlse', n. p. 1122The condition of being repelled or driven back. By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. 2. The act of repelling or driving back. He received, in the repulse of Tarquin, severe hurts in the…Re-pūlse′, v. t. p. 1122To repel; to beat or drive back. Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. Milton.Re-pŭlse'less, a. p. 1122Not capable of being repelled.Re-pūl'ser, n. p. 1122One who repulses, or drives back.Re-pŭl'sion, n. p. 1122The act of repulsing, or the state of being repulsed. 2. (Physics.) That power by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer…Re-pūl'sive, a. p. 1122Inclined, serving, or able to repel; repelling; as, a repulsive force. The foe thrice tugged, and shook the rooted wood; Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. Pope. 2. Cold; reserved; forbidding…Re-pūl'sive-ly, adv. p. 1122In a repulsive manner.Re-pŭl'sive-ness, n. p. 1122The quality of being repulsive or forbidding.Re-pŭl'so-ry, a. p. 1122Repulsive; driving back.Rē-păr'chase, v. t. p. 1122To buy again; to buy back; to regain by purchase or expense. Hale.Re-pur'chase, n. p. 1122The act of buying again; the purchase again of what has been sold.Re-pū'ri-fy, v. t. p. 1122To purify again.Rĕp'ū-ta-ble, a. p. 1122Worthy of repute or distinction; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct. In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as to…Rĕp'ū-ta-ble-ness, n. p. 1122The quality of being reputable.