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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-püt'a-tive-ly, adv. p. 1122By repute.Re-pūte', v. t. p. 1122To hold in thought; to account; to hold; to reckon. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? Job xviii. 3. The king was reputed a prince most prudent. Shak. 2. To attribute.Re-pūte',, n. p. 1122Character reputed or attributed; established opinion; estimate. He who reigns Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure, Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. Milton. 2. The credit or honor…Re-püt'ed-ly, adv. p. 1122In common opinion or estimation; by repute.Re-pūte'less, a. p. 1122Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful. [Rare.] Shak.Re-quest', n. p. 1122The act of asking for any thing desired; earnest desire or demand; hence, solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. I will marry her at your request. Shak. 2. That which is asked for or requested. He…Court of Requests p. 1122A local tribunal, sometimes called Court of Conscience, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act. (b.) A…Re-quëst', v. t. p. 1122To ask for earnestly; to express desire for; to solicit; to entreat; to address with a request. I request you to give my good host his freedom. Shak. Syn.—To desire; beg; ask; solicit; entreat…Re-quëst'er, n. p. 1122One who requests; a petitioner.Re-quick'en, v. t. p. 1122To quicken anew; to re-animate; to give new life to. Shak.Ré'qui-em, n. p. 1122(Rom. Cath. Church.) A hymn or mass sung for the dead, for the rest of his soul. 2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of some deceased person. We should profane the service of the…Re-qui'e-to-ry, n. p. 1122A sepulcher. [Obs.]Rē'quin, n. p. 1122(Ichth.) The white shark (Carcharias vulgaris). Baird.Re-quir'a-ble, a. p. 1122Capable of being required; fit or proper to be demanded. Hale.Re-quire', v. t. p. 1122To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact. Shall I say to Cesar what you require? Shak. 2. To ask as a favor; to request. [Rare.] I was ashamed to require of the…Re-quire'ment, n. p. 1123The act of requiring; demand; requisition. 2. That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition. This ruler was one of those who believe that they can fill up…Re-quir'er, n. p. 1123One who requires.Rēq'ui-sĭte, a. p. 1123Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary. “All truth requisite for men to know.” Milton. Syn.—Necessary; needful; indispensable…Rēq'ui-sīte, n. p. 1123That which is required or is necessary; something indispensable. God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know.…Rēq'ui-site-ly, adv. p. 1123In a requisite manner; necessarily. Boyle.Rēq'ui-sĭte-ness, n. p. 1123The state of being requisite or necessary; necessity. Boyle.Rĕq'ui-si'tion, n. p. 1123The act of requiring. 2. Application made as of right; demand. 3. A written call or invitation; a formal summons; as, a requisition for a public meeting. [Eng.] 4. Especially, a formal demand made by…Rēq'ui-si'tion-ist, n. p. 1123One who makes a requisition. London Quart. Rev.Re-quis'i-tive, a. p. 1123Expressing or implying demand. [Rare.] Harris.Re-quis'i-tive, n. p. 1123One who makes requisition; a requisitionist; that which makes requisition.Re-quis′i-tor, n. p. 1123One who makes requisition; especially, one authorized to investigate facts by a requisition.Re-quis'i-to-ry, a. p. 1123Sought for; demanded. [Rare.]Re-quīt'al, n. p. 1123That which requites or repays; return for any office, good or bad; — in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; — in a bad sense, retaliation or punishment; as, the…Re-quite′, v. t. p. 1123To repay; — in a good sense, to recompense; to return an equivalent in good, to reward; — in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return evil for evil; to punish. I’ll requite him with sweet rehearsal.…Re-quite'ment, n. p. 1123Requital. [Obs.] E. Hall.Re-quit'er, n. p. 1123One who requites.Rēre'brāce, n. p. 1123(Anc. Armor.) Armor for the upper part of the arm above the elbow. Fairholt.Rēre'dos, n. p. 1123(Arch.) (a.) A screen or partition wall behind an altar; an altarpiece. Weale. (b.) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls.…Rēre'fief, n. p. 1123(Scots Law.) A fief held of a superior feudatory; an under-fief, held by an under tenant. Blackstone.Rē'-re-fīne', v. t. p. 1123To refine again.Rē-reign′, v. i. p. 1123To reign again.Rēre'mouse, n. p. 1123A bat. See REARMOUSE.Rē'-re-sōlve', v. t. or i. p. 1123To resolve a second time. Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.Rēre'ward, n. p. 1123The part of an army that marches in the rear, as the guard; the rearguard.Rē-rĭng', v. i. p. 1123To ring back; to re-echo. Southey.Rē-sāil', v. t. or i. p. 1123To sail backRē-sāle', n. p. 1123A sale at second hand; a second sale; a sale of what was before sold to the possessor. Bacon.Rē/sa-lū'te', v. t. p. 1123To salute or greet anew. Milton. 2. To greet with a return salutation.Rēs'eat, v. t. p. 1123To ransom; to release; to rescue. [Obs.] Howell.Rēs'cat, n. p. 1123A ransom; release; rescue. [Obs.]Re-scind', v. t. p. 1123To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. Bp. Taylor. 2. Specifically, to vacate, as an act…Re-scĭnd'a-ble, a. p. 1123Capable of being rescinded, as a law. Story.Re-sçind'ment, n. p. 1123The act of rescinding; rescission.Re-scis'sion, n. p. 1123The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.Re-scĭs'so-ry, a. p. 1123Tending to rescind; having power to cut off or to abrogate. “To pass a general act rescissory, annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633.” Burnet.Rĕs'coös, n. p. 1123(Law.) The same as RESCUE. See RESCUE, 2.Re-scribe', v. t. p. 1123To write back; to write in reply. Auliffe. 2. To write over again. Howell.Re-scrib'en-da-ry, n. p. 1123An officer in the court of Rome, who sets a value upon indulgences and supplications. Crabbe.Rē'script, n. p. 1123(Rom. Antiq.) The answer of an emperor, when consulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke…Re-scrip'tion, n. p. 1123A writing back; the answering of a letter. Loveday.Re-scrip'tive, a. p. 1123Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; deciding; settling.Rēs'cū-a-ble, a. p. 1123Capable of being rescued. Gayton.Rĕs'cue, v. t. p. 1123To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint, or to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from an…Rēs'cue, n. p. 1123<br>1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger, by force, or by the interference of an agent.<br>Spur to the rescue of the noble king. Shak.<br>2. (Law.) The forcible…Rĕs'cue-less, a. p. 1123Without rescue or release.