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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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Rē-vic'tual, v. t. p. 1134To furnish again with provisions.Re-vie', v. t. p. 1134To vie with, or rival, in return. 2. To accede to and overtop, as the proposal of a stake;—a phrase at cards. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Rē-vīe', v. i. p. 1134To return the challenge of a wager at cards. 2. To make a retort.Re-view', v. t. p. 1134To view or see again; to look back on. [Rare.] “I shall review Sicilia.” [Shak.] 2. To go over and examine critically or deliberately; as, (a.) To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before…Re-view', v. i. p. 1134To look back; to make a review.Re-view', n. p. 1134A second or repeated view; a re-examination; a retrospective survey; a looking over; as, a review of the works of nature; a review of life. 2. A second examination with a view to amendment or…Bill of review p. 1134a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled. Wharton. Daniell.—Commission of…Re-view'a-ble, a. p. 1134Capable of being reviewed.Re-view'al, n. p. 1134A review, as of a book; a critical examination; a critique. [Rare.] Southey.Re-view'er, n. p. 1134One who reviews or re-examines; an inspector; one who critically examines a new publication, and publishes his opinion upon its merits.Re-vig'or-ate, a. p. 1134Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [Rare.] Southey.Re-vig'or-āte, v. t. p. 1134To give new vigor to. [Obs.]Re-vile', v. t. p. 1134To treat as vile or common; to treat with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. She herself reviled me. Shak. Syn. — To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.Re-vīle', n. p. 1134Reproach; contumely; contemptuous language. [Obs.] The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.Re-vīle'ment, n. p. 1134The act of reviling; contemptuous language; reproach. Spenser.Re-vīl'er, n. p. 1134One who reviles another; one who treats another with contemptuous language.Re-vil'ing-ly, adv. p. 1134With reproachful or contemptuous language; with opprobrium.Re-vīn'ce, v. t. p. 1134To overcome; to put down; to refute, as error. [Obs.]Rē-vin'di-cāte, v. t. p. 1134To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back. Milford.Rēv'i-rēs'çence, n. p. 1134A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigor. [Obs.]Re-vĭs'al, n. p. 1134The act of revising, or reviewing and re-examining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof-sheet.Re-vīse', v. t. p. 1134To look at again; to re-examine; to review; to look over with care for correction; to re-peruse; as, to revise a writing; to revise a proof-sheet. 2. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise…Re-vīse′, n. p. 1134Review; re-examination; revision. [Obs. or rare.] Boyle. 2. (Print.) A second proof-sheet; a proof-sheet taken after the first correction.Re-vīs'er, n. p. 1134One who revises, or re-examines for correction.Re-vĭs'ion, n. p. 1134The act of revising; re-examination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof-sheet; a revision of statutes. 2. That which is revised. 3. Enumeration of…Re-vĭs'ion-al or Re-vĭs'ion-a-ry, a. p. 1134Pertaining to revision; revisory.Rē-vĭz'it, v. t. p. 1134To visit again. Thee I revisit now with bolder wings. Milton.Rē-vĭs'it-ā'tion, n. p. 1134The act of revisiting.Re-vī'so-ry, a. p. 1134Having the power or purpose to revise; revising. Story.Re-vív'a-ble, a. p. 1134Capable of being revived.Re-vīv'al, n. p. 1134The act of reviving, or the state of being revived; as, (a.) Renewed attention to; — applied to letters or literature. (b.) Renewed performance of, or interest in; — applied to the drama and…Re-viv'al-ism, n. p. 1134The spirit of religious awakenings or revivals. [Recent.]Re-viv'al-ist, n. p. 1134A minister of the gospel who promotes revivals of religion; an advocate for religious revivals; sometimes, specifically, a clergyman without a particular charge, who goes about to promote revivals.…Re-vīve', v. i. p. 1134To return to life; to recover life; to live anew; to become re-animated or re-invigorated. And saw around me the wide fields revive With fruits and fertile promise. Byron. 2. Hence, to recover from a…Re-vīve', v. t. p. 1134To bring again to life; to re-animate; to raise from languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension. Your words revive my drooping thoughts. Shak. Your coming…Re-viv'er, n. p. 1134One who, or that which, revives.Rē-vīv'i-fi-cāte, v. t. p. 1134To revive; to recall or restore to life. [Rare.]Re-vīv'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1134Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling to life. 2. (Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.Re-vīv'i-fy, v. t. p. 1134To cause to revive; to re-animate. Some association may revivify it enough to make it flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton.Re-vīv'ing-ly, adv. p. 1134In a reviving manner.Rēv'i-vīs'cençe or Rēv'i-vīs'cen-cy, n. p. 1134The state of being revived; renewal of life. In this age we have a sort of reviviscence, not, I fear, of the power, but of a taste for the power, of the early times. Coleridge.Rēv'-i-vīs'-cent, a. p. 1134Able, or disposed, to revive; reviving. Darwin.Re-vīv'or, n. p. 1134(Law.) Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties. This is done by a bill of revivor. Blackstone.Rēv'o-ca-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1134The quality of being revocable; susceptibility of being recalled or annulled; as, the revocability of a law or a prophecy.Rēv'o-ca-ble, a. p. 1134Capable of being recalled or revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant.Rēv'o-ca-ble-ness, n. p. 1134The quality of being revocable; revocability.Rēv'o-ca-bly, adv. p. 1134In a revocable manner.Rēv'o-cāte, v. t. p. 1134To recall; to call back. [Obs.] See REVOKE.Rēv'o-cā'tion, n. p. 1134The act of calling back. One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker. 2. The state of being recalled. Howell. 3. The act by which one, having…Rēv'o-ca-to-ry, a. p. 1134Tending to revoke; involving or pertaining to a revocation; revoking; recalling.Rē-voice', v. t. p. 1134To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ-pipe, so as to restore its proper quality of tone.Re-vōke', v. t. p. 1134To call back; to recall. [Obs.] Her knees revoked their first strength, and her feet Were borne above the ground with wings. Chapman. The faint sprite he did revoke again. Spencer. 2. Hence, to annul…Re-vōke', v. i. p. 1135(Card-playing.) To fail to follow suit; to renounce. Hoyle.Re-vōke', n. p. 1135(Card-playing.) The act of revoking, or of neglecting to follow suit. Hoyle.Re-vōke'ment, n. p. 1135Revocation; reversal. [Rare.]Re-vōk'ing-ly, adv. p. 1135By way of revocation.Re-vōlt' or Re-vŏlt', v. i. p. 1135To roll off or back; hence, to turn away. But this is got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when truth would set them free. Milton. 2. Hence…Re-vōlt', v. t. p. 1135To put to flight; to turn; to overturn. Burke. 2. To do violence to; to cause to shrink or turn away with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the mind or the feelings. Their honest pride of their…Re-vōlt' or Re-vŏlt', n. p. 1135The act of revolting; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to one's prince or government; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire. Who first seduced them to that foul…Re-vōlt'er, n. p. 1135One who revolts.