Ratlines.
Ratline,Ratlin, rat′lin,n.one of the small lines or ropes traversing the shrouds and forming the steps of the rigging of ships—alsoRat′ling,Ratt′ling.—n.Rat′line-stuff(naut.), a tarred rope from which ratlines are made. [Prob.rat-lines.]
Ratoon, ra-tōōn′,n.a new shoot from the root of a sugar-cane.—v.i.to send up new shoots from the root after cropping. [Hind.ratun.]
Rattan, rat-an′,n.a genus of palms having a smooth, reed-like stem several hundreds of feet in length: a walking-stick made of rattan: stems of rattan palm used as a raft. [Malayrótan.]
Rattan, ra-tan′,n.the continuous beat of a drum.
Ratteen, rat-tēn′,n.a thick woollen stuff. [Fr.]
Ratten, rat′n,v.t.to break or take away a workman's tools, &c., for disobeying the trades-union—the loss being ironically attributed to rats.
Rattinet, rat-ti-net′,n.a thin variety of ratteen.
Ratting. SeeRat.
Rattle, rat′l,v.i.to clatter: to move along rapidly, with a clattering noise: to speak eagerly and noisily.—v.t.to cause to make a clatter: to stun with noise: to speak rapidly: to scold loudly.—n.a sharp noise rapidly repeated, as the death-rattle: a clatter: loud empty talk: loud scolding: a toy or instrument for rattling: a brisk jabberer: an annual meadow herb: a lousewort.—adjs.Ratt′le-brained,-head′ed,-pat′ed, noisy: giddy: unsteady.—ns.Ratt′le-mouse, a bat;Ratt′lepate, a noisy chatterer;Ratt′ler, a loud, inconsiderate talker: (coll.) a stunning blow: (coll.) an impudent lie;Ratt′lesnake, a poisonous snake having a number of hard, bony rings loosely jointed at the end of the tail, which make a rattling noise;Ratt′lesnake-grass, an American grass;Ratt′lesnake-mas′ter,-root, an American plant reputed to cure the bite of a rattlesnake;Ratt′lesnake-weed, a hawk-weed of the United States;Ratt′le-trap, a rickety vehicle;Ratt′lewort, a plant of genusCrotalaria;Ratt′ling, a clattering: railing.—adj.making a rattle: smart, lively: (coll.) strikingly great. [A.S.hrætele,hratele, a plant—from the rattling of the seeds in the capsules; Ger.rasseln, Dut.ratelen, to rattle.]
Rattling, rat′ling,n.Same asRatline.
Raucity, raws′i-ti,n.hoarseness: harshness of sound.—adjs.Rauc′id,Raucous(raw′kus),hoarse.—adv.Rauc′ously. [L.raucus, hoarse.]
Raucle, rawk′l,adj.(Scot.) rough: fearless.
Raught, rawt (Spens.)—(obs.)pa.t.ofreach.
Ravage, rav′āj,v.t.to lay waste: to destroy: to pillage.—n.devastation: ruin.—n.Rav′ager. [Fr.,—ravir, to carry off by force—L.rapĕre.]
Rave, rāv,v.i.to be mad: to be wild or raging, like a madman: to talk irrationally.—v.t.to utter wildly.—ns.Rā′ver, one who raves or is furious;Rā′ving, furious talk.—adj.delirious: distracted.—adv.Rā′vingly, in a raving manner: with frenzy: with distraction. [O. Fr.râver(Fr.rêver), to be delirious—L.rabies, madness.]
Rave, rāv,n.one of the side pieces of a wagon.
Rave, rāv,old pa.t.ofrive.
Rave-hook, rāv′-hook,n.a ripping-iron.
Ravel, rav′el,v.t.to confuse, entangle: to untwist or unweave: to unravel (in this sense usually without).—v.i.to be untwisted or unwoven: to become entangled: to search (withinto):—pr.p.rav′elling;pa.t.andpa.p.rav′elled.—n.a ravelled thread.—adj.Rav′elled, denoting bread made from flour and bran.—ns.Rav′elling, a ravelled thread;Rav′elling-en′gine, a machine for tearing rags.—adv.Rav′elly.—n.Rav′elment, discord. [Dut.ravelen.]
Ravelin, rav′lin,n.a detached work with two embankments raised before the counterscarp. [Fr.,—It.rivellino.]
Raven, rā′vn,n.a kind of crow, noted for its croak and glossy black plumage.—adj.black, like a raven.—adj.Rā′ven-col′oured(Shak.).—ns.Rā′ven's-duck, fine hempen sail-cloth;Rā′venstone, a gallows. [A.S.hræfn; Ice.hrafn, Dut.raaf.]
Raven,Ravin(B.),rav′n,v.t.to obtain by violence: to devour with great eagerness or voracity.—v.i.to prey rapaciously.—n.prey: plunder.—ns.Rav′ener, a plunderer;Rav′ening(B.), eagerness for plunder.—adjs.Rav′enous,Rav′ined, voracious: devouring with rapacity: eager for prey or gratification.—adv.Rav′enously.—n.Rav′enousness. [O. Fr.ravine, plunder—L.rapina, plunder.]
Ravine, ra-vēn′,n.a long, deep hollow, worn away by a torrent: a deep, narrow mountain-pass. [Fr.,—L.rapina, rapine, violence.]
Ravish, rav′ish,v.t.to seize or carry away by violence: to rob: to have sexual intercourse with by force: to fill with ecstasy.—n.Rav′isher.—p.adj.Rav′ishing, delighting to rapture: transporting: ecstatic.—adv.Rav′ishingly, in a ravishing manner: with rapture.—n.Rav′ishment, act of ravishing: abduction: rape: ecstatic delight: rapture. [Fr.ravir—L.rapĕre.]
Raw, raw,adj.not altered from its natural state: not cooked or dressed: unbaked: not prepared or manufactured: not mixed: having the skin abraded: sore, as from abrasion of the skin: unfinished: immature: inexperienced: chilly and damp.—n.a galled place: an inveterate sore: hence (fig.) a point on which one is particularly sensitive.—adjs.Raw′bone(Spens.),Raw′boned, with little flesh on the bones: gaunt;Raw′-cold(Shak.), damp and cold.—ns.Raw′head, a spectre mentioned to frighten children;Raw′hide, an untanned skin: a whip made of twisted, untanned leather.—adj.Raw′ish, rather raw.—adv.Raw′ly.—ns.Raw′ness;Raw′-port, a porthole through which an oar can be worked in a small vessel. [A.S.hreáw; Dut.raauw, Ice.hrár, Ger.roh.]
Rax, raks,v.t.(Scot.) to reach out, hand. [Rack.]
Ray, rā,n.array.—v.t.to array—hence, ironically, (Shak.) to bedaub. [Array.]
Ray, rā,n.a line of light or heat: a beam or gleam of intellectual light: a radiating part of any structure: (bot.) the outer part of a flower-cluster.—v.t.to radiate: to furnish with rays.—v.i.to shine out.—adjs.Rayed, having rays;Ray′less, without rays: destitute of light. [Fr.raie—L.radius, a rod.]
Ray, rā,n.a popular name for such flat, cartilaginous fishes as the skate, thornback, and torpedo.—n.Ray′-oil, oil prepared from the livers of ray-fish. [Fr.raie—L.raia.]
Ray, rā,n.the scab—a disease of sheep.
Ray, rā,n.(mus.) the second note of the diatonic scale.
Rayah, rä′ya,n.a non-Mohammedan subject of Turkey who pays the capitation tax. [Ar.raiya—ra‛a, to pasture.]
Rayle, rāl,v.i.(Spens.). Same asRail.
Rayne, rān,v.i.andn.(Spens.). Same asRain.
Rayon, rā′on,n.(Spens.) a ray. [Fr.]
Rayonnant, rā′o-nant,adj.(her.) sending forth rays. [Fr.,pr.p.ofrayonner, to emit rays—rayon, a ray.]
Raze, rāz,n.(Shak.). Same asRace(3).
Raze, rāz,v.t.to lay level with the ground: to overthrow: to destroy. [Rase.]
Raze, rāz,n.a swinging fence in a water-course to prevent the passage of cattle.
Razee, ra-zē′,n.a ship-of-war cut down by reducing the number of decks. [Fr.rasé, cut down.]
Razor, rā′zor,n.a keen-edged implement for shaving: a tusk, as therazorsof a boar.—adjRā′zorable(Shak.), fit to be shaved.—ns.Rā′zor-back, a kind of baleen whale, also calledRorqual,Fin-back, orFinner: a hog whose back has the form of a ridge;Rā′zor-bill, a species of auk, common on the coasts of the northern Atlantic;Rā′zor-blade,-clam,-fish,-shell, a bivalve mollusc with an elongated, narrow shell;Rā′zor-hone, a hone for sharpening razors;Rā′zor-paste, a paste for spreading on a razor-strop;Rā′zor-strop, a strop for razors. [Fr.rasoir—L.radĕre,rasum, to scrape.]
Razure, rā′zhōōr,n.Same asErasure.
Razzia, rat′si-a,n.a pillaging incursion—Algerian.
Re, rā,n.(mus.). Same asRay.
Re, rē,n.a word used in the legal phraseIn re, in the case (of). [L., abl. ofres, thing, case.]
Reabsorb, rē-ab-sorb′,v.t.to absorb, suck in, or swallow up again.—n.Reabsorp′tion.
Reaccommodate, rē-a-kom′o-dāt,v.t.to readjust.
Reaccuse, rē-a-kūz′,v.t.to accuse again.
Reach, rēch,v.t.to stretch or extend: to attain or obtain by stretching out the hand: to hand over: to extend to: to arrive at: to get at: to gain.—v.i.to be extended: to mount up in quantity or number: to stretch out the hand: to try to obtain: to arrive.—n.act or power of reaching: extent of stretch: extent of force: penetration: artifice: contrivance: a straight portion of a stream between bends: (naut.) the distance traversed between tacks.—adjReach′able, within reach.—ns.Reach′er, one who reaches;Reach′ing-post, in rope-making, a post fixed at the lower end of a rope-walk.—adjsReach′less, unattainable;Reach′-me-down, ready-made.—Head reach, the distance to windward traversed by a vessel while tacking. [A.S.rǽcan; Ger.reichen, to reach.]
Reacquite, rē-a-kwīt′,v.t.to pay back: to requite.
React, rē-akt′,v.t.to act anew.—v.i.to return an impulse in the opposite direction: to act mutually on each other.—n.Reac′tion, action resisting other action: mutual action: backward tendency from revolution, reform, or progress.—adjReac′tionary, for or implying reaction.—n.one who attempts to reverse political action.—n.Reac′tionist.—adjReac′tive.—adv.Reac′tively.—ns.Reac′tiveness,Reactiv′ity.
Read, rēd,v.t.to utter aloud written or printed words: to peruse: to comprehend: to study, as to read law, science: to teach: to make out, from signs: to solve, as to read a dream: to interpret: to understand, as reading the stars: to note the indication of, as to read a barometer: impute by inference, as to read a meaning into a book.—v.i.to perform the act of reading: to practise much reading: to appear on reading: to advise: to speak: to acquire information: to utter the words of a book: (mus.) to render music at first sight: to put a certain expression upon it: to be suitable for perusal:—pa.t.andpa.p.read (red).—n.Read, a reading, perusal: (Spens.) counsel, a saying, an interpretation.—adjRead(red), versed in books: learned.—ns.Readabil′ity,Read′ableness.—adjReadable(rēd′a-bl),that may be read: worth reading: interesting: enabling to read.—adv.Read′ably.—ns.Read′er, one who reads: one whose office it is to read prayers in a church, or lectures in a university, &c.: one who reads or corrects proofs: one who reads much: a reading-book;Read′ership, the office of a reader.—adj.Read′ing, addicted to reading.—n.act of reading: perusal: study of books: public or formal recital: the way in which a passage reads: an interpretation of a passage or work: a version: noting an instrument, as the reading of a barometer.—ns.Read′ing-book, a book of exercises in reading;Read′ing-boy(print.), a reader's assistant;Read′ing-desk, a desk for holding a book or paper while it is read: a church-lectern;Read′ing-lamp, a form of lamp for use in reading;Read′ing-room, a room with papers, periodicals, &c., resorted to for reading.—Read between the lines, to detect a meaning not expressed;Read one's self in, in the Church of England, to read the Thirty-nine Articles and repeat the declaration of assent prescribed by law to a new incumbent.—Penny reading, an entertainment consisting of readings, &c., to which the admission is a penny. [A.S.rǽdan, to discern, read—rǽd, counsel; Ger.rathen, to advise.]
Readdress, rē-ad-dres′,v.t.to address again.
Readeption, rē-a-dep′shun,n.(Bacon) the act of regaining, recovery.—v.t.Readept′. [L.re-, again,adipisci,adeptus, to obtain.]
Readjourn, rē-ad-jurn′,v.t.to adjourn again.—n.Readjourn′ment.
Readjust, rē-ad-just′,v.t.to adjust or put in order again, or in a new way.—n.Readjust′ment.
Readmit, rē-ad-mit′,v.t.to admit again.—ns.Readmis′sion, act of readmitting: state of being readmitted;Readmit′tance, admittance or allowance to enter again.
Readorn, rē-a-dorn′,v.t.to decorate again.
Ready, red′i,adj.prepared at the moment: in proper time: prepared in mind: willing: not slow or awkward: dexterous: prompt: quick: present in hand: at hand: near: easy: on the point of: opportune: off-hand, as a ready retort.—n.a waiter's answer to a call: the position of a soldier's weapon after the order 'Make ready!' (slang) ready-money.—v.t.to dispose: to arrange.—adv.in a state of readiness or preparation.—adv.Read′ily.—n.Read′iness.—adj.Read′y-made, made and ready for use: not made to order.—ns.Read′y-mon′ey, cash payment;Read′y-pole, a bar across the chimney to support the pot-hook;Read′y-reck′oner, a book of tables giving the value of any number of things from the lowest monetary unit upwards: also the interest on any sum of money from a day upwards.—adj.Read′y-wit′ted, having ready wit: clever: sharp.—Make ready, to prepare. [A.S.rǽde—rídan, to ride; Scot.red, to put in order, Ger.be-reit, ready.]
Reaffirm, re-af-fėrm′,v.t.to affirm again.—n.Reaffirmā′tion.
Reafforest, rē-af-for′est,v.t.to convert anew into a forest.—n.Reafforestā′tion.
Reagent, rē-ā′jent,n.a substance that reacts on and detects the presence of other bodies: a test: one who exerts reflex influence.—n.Reā′gency.
Reaggravation, rē-ag-rav-ā′shun,n.the last monitory before the excommunication.
Reagree, rē-a-grē′,v.i.to become reconciled.
Reak, rēk,n.(obs.) a freak: a prank.
Real, rē′al,adj.actually existing: not counterfeit or assumed: true: genuine: sincere: authentic: (law) pertaining to things fixed, as lands or houses.—adj.Rē′alisable, that may be realised.—n.Realisā′tion, act of realising or state of being realised: a realising sense or feeling.—v.t.Rē′alise, to make real: to bring into being or act: to accomplish: to convert into real property or money: to obtain, as a possession: to feel strongly: to comprehend completely: to bring home to one's own experience.—n.Rē′aliser, one who realises.—p.adj.Rē′alising, serving to make real or bring home to one as a reality: conversion of property into money.—ns.Rē′alism, the medieval doctrine that general terms stand for real existences—opp. toNominalism: the doctrine that in external perception the objects immediately known are real existences: the tendency in art to accept and to represent things as they really are—opp. toIdealism—a method of representation without idealisation, raised by modern French writers into a system, claiming a monopoly of truth in its artistic treatment of the facts of nature and life;Rē′alist, one who holds the doctrine of realism: one who believes in the existence of the external world.—adj.Rēalist′ic, pertaining to the realists or to realism: life-like.—adv.Rēalist′ically.—n.Rēal′ity, that which is real and not imaginary: truth: verity: (law) the fixed, permanent nature of real property.—adv.Rē′ally, in reality: actually: in truth.—ns.Rē′alness, the condition of being real;Rē′alty, land, with houses, trees, minerals, &c. thereon: the ownership of, or property in, lands—alsoReal estate.—Real presence(seePresence);Real school, a modern German preparatory, scientific, or technical school—the highest grade being theReal gymnasium, or first-class modern school, as opp. to thegymnasiumproper, or classical school. [Low L.realis—L.res, a thing.]
Real, rē-al′,n.a Spanish coin, 100 of which=£1 sterling. [Sp.,—L.regalis, royal.]
Realgar, rē-al′gar,n.a native sulphuret of arsenic, a mineral consisting of about 70 parts of arsenic and 30 of sulphur, and of a brilliant red colour. [Fr.,—Ar.rahj-al-ghar, 'powder of the mine.']
Reallege, rē-al-lej′,v.t.to allege again.
Really, rē-a-lī′,v.t.(Spens.) to bring together again: to reform.—v.t.to arrange again.—n.Reallī′ance, a renewed alliance.
Realm, relm,n.a regal or royal jurisdiction: kingdom: province: country: dominion. [O. Fr.realme—Low L.regalimen—L.regalis, royal.]
Realty, rē′al-ti,n.fealty: royalty (see alsoReal, 1).
Ream, rēm,n.a quantity of paper consisting of 20 quires of 24 sheets. [O. Fr.raime(Fr.rame)—Sp.resma—Ar.rizma(pl.rizam), a bundle.]
Ream, rēm,v.i.(prov.) to cream: to froth.—n.Ream′iness.—adj.Ream′y.
Ream, rēm,v.t.to stretch: to enlarge by a rotatory cutter.—ns.Ream′er;Ream′ing-bit.
Reame, rēm,n.(Spens.) a realm.
Rean, rēn,n.a gutter. [Run.]
Reanimate, rē-an′i-māt,v.t.to restore to life: to infuse new life or spirit into: to revive.—n.Reanimā′tion.
Reannex, rē-an-neks′,v.t.to annex again, to reunite.—n.Reannexā′tion.
Reanoint, rē-an-oint′,v.t.to anoint anew.
Reanswer, rē-an′sėr,v.t.andv.i.(Shak.) to answer back, to react.
Reap, rēp,v.t.to cut down, as grain: to clear off a crop: to gather by effort: to receive as a reward: to obtain a harvest.—ns.Reap′er,Reap′man;Reap′ing-hook, a hook-shaped instrument, with a handle, for cutting grain: a sickle;Reap′ing-machine′, a machine for cutting grain, drawn by horses, &c.;Reap′-sil′ver, money paid by feudal tenants as a commutation for their services in reaping the crops. [A.S.rípan, to pluck; Goth.raupjan, Ger.raufen.]
Reapparel, rē-ap-par′el,v.t.to clothe again.
Reappear, rē-ap-pēr′,v.i.to appear again or a second time.—n.Reappear′ance, a second appearance.
Reapply, rē-ap-plī′,v.t.andv.i.to apply again.—n.Reapplicā′tion.
Reappoint, rē-ap-point′,v.t.to appoint again.—n.Reappoint′ment.
Reapportion, rē-ap-pōr′shun,v.t.to apportion again.—n.Reappor′tionment.
Reapproach, rē-ap-prōch′,v.t.andv.i.to approach again.
Rear, rēr,n.the back or hindmost part: the last part of an army or fleet.—ns.Rear′-ad′miral, an officer of the third rank, who commands the rear division of a fleet;Rear′dorse, an open fireplace, without a chimney, against the rear wall of a room;Rear′-front, the rear-rank of a body of troops when faced about;Rear′-guard, troops which protect the rear of an army;Rear′horse, an insect of the familyMantidæ;Rear′ing-bit, a bit to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing;Rear′ing-box, in fish-culture, a fish-breeder;Rear′-line, the last rank of a battalion, &c., drawn up in open order;Rear′most, last of all;Rear′-rank, the hindermost rank of a body of troops;Rear′ward,Rere′ward, (B.), the rear-guard, the part which comes last. [O. Fr.riere—L.retro, behind.]
Rear, rēr,v.t.to bring up to maturity: to educate: to erect: (Milt.) to lift upward, as steps: (Spens.) to carry off by force: to stir up.—v.i.to rise on the hind-legs, as a horse.—n.Rear′er, one who rears or raises: in coal-mines, a seam having an inclination of more than 30°. [A.S.rǽran, to raise, the causal ofrísan, to rise.]
Rear, rēr,adj.early: underdone.—adjs.Rear′-boiled;Rear′-roast′ed. [Rare.]
Reargue, rē-ar′gū,v.t.to argue over again.—n.Rear′gument.
Rearmouse. Same asReremouse.
Rearrange, rē-ar-rānj′,v.t.to arrange anew.—n.Rearrange′ment.
Reascend, rē-as-send′,v.t.andv.i.to ascend, mount, or climb again.—ns.Reascen′sion,Reascent′.
Reason, rē′zn,n.an idea which supports or justifies an act or belief: a motive: proof: excuse: cause: an explanation: the faculty of the mind by which man draws conclusions, and determines right and truth: the exercise of reason: just view of things: right conduct: propriety: justice: that which is conformable to reason: (logic) a premise placed after its conclusion.—v.i.to exercise the faculty of reason: to deduce inferences from premises: to argue: to debate: (B.) to converse.—v.t.to examine or discuss: to debate: to persuade by reasoning.—adj.Rea′sonable, endowed with reason: rational: acting according to reason: agreeable to reason: just: not excessive: moderate.—n.Rea′sonableness.—adv.Rea′sonably.—ns.Rea′soner;Rea′soning, act of reasoning: that which is offered in argument: course of argument.—adj.Rea′sonless.—n.Rea′son-piece, a wall plate.—By reason of, on account of: in consequence of;Principle of sufficient reason, the proposition that nothing happens without a sufficient reason why it should be as it is and not otherwise;Pure reason, reason absolutely independent of experience. [Fr.raison—L.ratio,rationis—rēri,ratus, to think.]
Reassemble, rē-as-sem′bl,v.t.andv.i.to assemble or collect again.—n.Reassem′blage.
Reassert, rē-as-sert′,v.t.to assert again.—n.Reasser′tion.
Reassess, rē-as-ses′,v.t.to assess again.—n.Reassess′ment.
Reassign, rē-as-sīn′,v.t.to assign again: to transfer back what has been assigned.—n.Reassign′ment.
Reassume, rē-as-sūm′,v.t.to assume or take again.—n.Reassump′tion.
Reassure, rē-a-shōōr′,v.t.to assure anew: to give confidence to: to confirm: to insure an insurer.—ns.Reassur′ance, repeated assurance: a second assurance against loss;Reassur′er.—adj.Reassur′ing.—adv.Reassur′ingly.
Reast, rēst,v.t.to dry or smoke (as meat). [Roast.]
Reata,Riata, rē-ä′ta,n.a rope of raw hide, used in America for catching animals. [Sp.,—L.re-, back,aptare, to fit on.]
Reattach, rē-at-tach′,v.t.to attach again.—n.Reattach′ment.
Reattain, rē-at-tān′,v.t.to attain again.
Reattempt, rē-at-temt′,v.t.to attempt again.
Réaumur's scale. SeeThermometer.
Reave, rēv,v.t.to take away by violence:—pa.t.andpa.p.reft.—n.Reav′er. [A.S.reáfian, to rob—reáf, clothing, spoil; Ger.rauben, to rob.]
Reawake, rē-a-wāk′,v.i.to awake again.
Reballing, rē-bawl′ing,n.the catching of eels with earthworms fastened to a ball of lead.
Rebaptise, rē-bap-tīz′,v.t.to baptise again.—ns.Rebap′tiser;Rebap′tism,Rebaptisā′tion;Rebap′tist, one who baptises again: an anabaptist.
Rebate, rē-bāt′,v.t.(Shak.) to beat to obtuseness, to blunt: to beat back: to allow as discount.—n.Rēbāte′ment, deduction: diminution: narrowing: (her.) a shortening, as of one arm of a cross. [Fr.rebattre, to beat back—L.re-, back,battuĕre, to beat.]
Rebate, rē-bāt′,n.same asRabate—also a hard freestone used in pavements: wood fastened to a handle in beating mortar.
Rebec,Rebeck, rē′bek,n.a musical instrument of the violin kind, with three strings played with a bow, introduced by the Moors into Spain. [O. Fr.rebec(Sp.rabel)—Ar.rabāba.]
Rebeccaite, rē-bek′a-īt,n.one of a set of rioters in South Wales, in 1843-44, who scoured the country by night, the leaders disguised in women's clothes, and threw down the toll-bars on the public roads; they were called 'Rebecca and her daughters,' from Gen. xxiv. 60.—n.Rebecc′aism.
Rebel, reb′el,n.one who rebels.—adj.rebellious.—v.i.(re-bel′)to renounce the authority of the laws and government to which one owes allegiance, or to take up arms and openly oppose them: to oppose any lawful authority:—pr.p.rebel′ling;pa.t.andpa.p.rebelled′.—n.Rebel′ler, one who rebels: a rebel.—adj.Reb′el-like(Shak.), like a rebel.—n.Rebell′ion, act of rebelling: open opposition to lawful authority: revolt: the Great Rebellion in England from 1642 to 1660: the American civil war of 1861-65.—adj.Rebell′ious, engaged in rebellion: characteristic of a rebel or rebellion: (of things) refractory.—adv.Rebell′iously, in a rebellious manner: in opposition to lawful authority.—n.Rebell′iousness.—adj.Reb′elly, rebellious. [Fr.rebelle—L.rebellis, insurgent—re-, again,bellum, war.]
Rebellow, rē-bel′ō,v.i.(Spens.) to bellow in return: to echo back a loud noise.
Rebind, rē-bīnd′,v.t.to bind anew.
Rebirth, rē-bėrth′,n.a new entrance into a living form, according to the doctrine of metempsychosis.
Rebite, rē-bīt′,v.t.to freshen worn lines in a plate.
Reboant, reb′ō-ant,adj.rebellowing: loudly resounding.—n.Reboā′tion. [L.reboans,-antis, pr.p. ofreboāre—re-, again,boāre, to cry aloud.]
Reboil, rē-boil′,v.t.andv.i.to cause to boil again.
Reborn, rē-bawrn′,adj.endowed with fresh life.
Rebound, rē-bownd′,v.i.to bound or start back: to bound repeatedly: to recoil: to reverberate: to re-echo.—v.t.to repeat as an echo.—n.act of rebounding: recoil.
Rebrace, rē-brās′,v.t.to renew the strength of.
Rebuff, rē-buf′,n.a. beating back: sudden check: defeat: unexpected refusal.—v.t.to beat back: to check: to repel violently: to refuse. [O. Fr.rebuffe—It.rebuffo, a reproof—It.ri(—L.re-), back,buffare, to puff.]
Rebuild, rē-bild′,v.t.to build again: to renew.—n.Rebuild′er.
Rebuke, rē-būk′,v.t.to check with reproof: to chide or reprove: (B.) to chasten.—n.direct reproof: reprimand: reprobation: (B.) chastisement: a severe check.—adjs.Rebūk′able;Rebuke′ful.—adv.Rebuke′fully.—n.Rebūk′er.—adv.Rebūk′ingly. [O. Fr.rebouquer(Fr.reboucher), fromre-, back,bouque(Fr.bouche), the mouth—L.bucca, the cheek.]
Rebullition, rē-bul-ish′un,n.a renewed effervescence. [L.rebullīre, to bubble up.]
Reburse, rē-bėrs′,v.t.to pay over again. [L.re-, again,bursa, purse.]
Rebus, rē′bus,n.an enigmatical representation of a name or thing by using pictorial devices for letters, syllables, or parts of words: a riddle: (her.) a coat of arms bearing an allusion to the name of the bearer:—pl.Rē′buses. [L.,res, a thing—prob. from the device speaking to the beholdernon verbis sed rebus.]
Rebut, rē-but′,v.t.to butt or drive back: to repel: to reject: (law) to oppose by argument or proof.—v.i.(law) to return an answer:—pr.p.rebut′ting;pa.t.andpa.p.rebut′ted.—adj.Rēbut′table.—ns.Rēbut′tal;Rēbut′ter, that which rebuts: a plaintiff's answer to a defendant's rejoinder. [O. Fr.rebuter, to repulse—L.re-, back, Mid. High Ger.bōzen, to beat.]
Recalcitrant, rē-kal′si-trant,adj.showing repugnance or opposition: refractory.—v.i.or (rarely)v.t.Recal′citrate, to show repugnance.—n.Recalcitrā′tion. [L.recalcitrans,-antis—re-, back, calcitrāre,-ātum, to kick—calx,calcis, the heel.]
Recalesce, rē-kal-es′,v.t.to show anew a state of glowing heat.—n.Recales′cence(phys.), a peculiar behaviour of iron when cooling from a white-heat. At 1000°, e.g., it glows more brilliantly for a short time. [L.re-, again,calescĕre, to grow hot.]
Recall, rē-kawl′,v.t.to call back: to command to return: to revoke: to call back to mind.—n.act of recalling or revoking: a signal to soldiers to return.—adj.Recall′able, capable of being recalled.—n.Recal′ment, revocation.
Recant, rē-kant′,v.t.to withdraw (a former declaration): to retract.—v.i.to revoke a former declaration: to unsay what has been said, esp. to declare one's renunciation of a religious belief which one formerly maintained.—ns.Rēcantā′tion, act of recanting: a declaration contradicting a former one;Rēcant′er.
Recapitulate, rē-ka-pit′ū-lāt,v.t.to go over again the chief points of anything.—n.Recapitūlā′tion, act of recapitulating: a summary of the main points of a preceding speech, treatise, &c.—adjs.Recapit′ūlātive;Recapit′ūlātory, repeating again: containing a recapitulation. [L.recapitulāre,-ātum—re-, again,capitulum—caput, head.]
Recaption, rē-kap′shun,n.reprisal: (law) taking back goods, wife, or children from one who has no right to detain them.
Recapture, rē-kap′tūr,v.t.to capture back or retake, esp. a prize from a captor.—n.act of retaking: a prize recaptured.—n.Recap′tor.
Recarburise, rē-kär′bū-rīz,v.t.to restore the carbon to metal from which it has been removed.—n.Recarbonisā′tion.
Recarnify, rē-kär′ni-fī,v.t.to convert again into flesh. [L.re-, again,carnify, to change into flesh.]
Recarry, rē-kar′i,v.t.to carry back or anew.—n.Recarr′iage.
Recast, rē-kast′,v.t.to cast or throw again: to cast or mould anew: to compute a second time.—n.a moulding or shaping anew, as of a book.
Recede, rē-sēd′,v.i.to go or fall back: to retreat: to bend or tend in a backward direction: to withdraw: to give up a claim.—v.t.to cede back, as to a former possessor.—adj.Reced′ing, sloping backward. [L.recedĕre, recessum—re-, back,cedĕre, to go.]
Receipt, rē-sēt′,n.act of receiving: place of receiving: power of holding: a written acknowledgment of anything received, a legal acknowledgment of money received in discharge of a debt or demand: that which is received: a recipe in cookery.—v.t.to give a receipt for: to sign: to discharge.—adj.Receipt′able, that may be receipted.—ns.Receipt′-book, a book containing receipts;Receipt′or, one who gives a receipt. [O. Fr.recete(Fr.recette)—L.recipere,receptum.]
Receive, rē-sēv′,v.t.to take what is offered: to accept: to embrace with the mind: to assent to: to allow: to give acceptance to: to give admittance to: to welcome or entertain: to hold or contain: (law) to take goods knowing them to be stolen: (B.) to bear with, to believe in.—v.i.to be a recipient: to hold a reception of visitors.—n.Receivabil′ity,Receiv′ableness, the quality of being receivable.—adj.Receiv′able, that may be received: a waiting payment, as bills receivable.—ns.Receiv′edness, the state or quality of being received or current;Receiv′er, one who receives: an officer who receives taxes: a person appointed by a court to hold and manage property which is under litigation, or receive the rents of land, &c.: one who receives stolen goods: (chem.) a vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases: the glass vessel of an air-pump in which the vacuum is formed: the receiving part of a telegraph, telephone, &c.;Receiv′er-gen′eral, an officer who receives the public revenue;Receiv′ership, the office of a receiver;Receiv′ing, the act of receiving;Receiv′ing-house, a depôt: a house where letters and parcels are left for transmission;Receiv′ing-in′strument, an appliance by which operators at two telegraph stations can communicate;Receiv′ing-off′ice, a branch post-office for receipt of letters, &c.;Receiv′ing-ship, a stationary ship for recruits for the navy. [O. Fr.recever(Fr.recevoir)—L.recipĕre,receptum—re-, back, capĕre, to take.]
Recelebrate, rē-sel′ē-brāt,v.t.to celebrate again.
Recency, rē′sen-si,n.newness. [Recent.]
Recension, rē-sen′shun,n.a critical revisal of a text: a text established by critical revision: a review.—n.Recen′sionist. [L.recensio—recensēre—re-, again,censēre, to value.]
Recent, rē′sent,adj.of late origin or occurrence: fresh: modern: (geol.) belonging to the present geological period.—adv.Rē′cently.—n.Rē′centness. [Fr.,—L.recens,recentis.]
Receptacle, rē-sep′ta-kl,n.that into which anything is received or in which it is contained: (bot.) the basis of a flower: (zool.) an organ that receives and holds a secretion.—n.Rē′cept, an idea taken into the mind from without.—adj.Receptac′ular(bot.), pertaining to or serving as a receptacle.—n.Receptibil′ity, receivability.—adj.Recept′ible, receivable.—ns.Recep′tion, the act of receiving: admission: state of being received: acceptance: a receiving officially: (Milt.) capacity for receiving: a receiving of guests for entertainment: welcome: treatment at first coming;Recep′tion-room.—adj.Recept′ive, having the quality of receiving or containing: (phil.) capable of receiving, or quick to receive, impressions.—ns.Recept′iveness;Receptiv′ity, quality of being receptive. [L.recipĕre,receptum, to receive.]
Recess, rē-ses′,n.a going back or withdrawing: retirement: seclusion: a period of remission of business: part of a room formed by a receding of the wall: a retired spot: a nook: a sinus or depressed par.—v.t.to make a recess in: to put into a recess.—adj.Recessed′, having a recess.—Recessed arch, one arch within another. [Recede.]
Recession, rē-sesh′un,n.act of receding: withdrawal: the state of being set back.—adjs.Reces′sional;Recess′ive.—adv.Recess′ively.—n.Recess′us, a recess.
Recession, rē-sesh′un,n.a ceding or giving back.
Rechabite, rek′a-bīt,n.one of the descendants of Jonadab, the son ofRechab, who abstained from drinking wine, in obedience to the injunction of their ancestor (Jer. xxxv. 6): a total abstainer from intoxicating drinks: a member of the Rechabite order of total abstainers.—n.Rech′abitism.
Réchauffé, rā-shō-fā′,n.a warmed-up dish: a fresh concoction of old literary material. [Fr.]
Recheat, rē-chēt′,n.(Shak.) a recall on the horn when the hounds have lost the scent, or at the end of the chase. [O. Fr.recet.]
Recherché, rē-sher′shā,adj.extremely nice: peculiar and refined: rare. [Fr.]
Rechlesse, rek′les,adj.Same asReckless.
Rechristen, rē-kris′n,v.t.to name again.
Recidivate, rē-sid′i-vāt,v.i.to fall again: to backslide.—ns.Recidivā′tion;Recid′ivist(Fr. law), a relapsed criminal.—adj.Recid′ivous, liable to backslide. [Fr.,—L.recidīvus, falling back.]
Recipe, res′i-pē,n.a medical prescription: any formula for the preparation of a compound: a receipt:—pl.Recipes(res′i-pēz).[L., lit. 'take,' the first word of a medical prescription, imper. ofrecipĕre.]
Recipient, rē-sip′i-ent,adj.receiving.—n.one who receives, that which receives.—ns.Recip′ience,Recip′iency, a receiving: receptiveness. [L.recipiens,-entis, pr.p. ofrecipĕre, to receive.]
Reciprocal, rē-sip′rō-kal,adj.acting in return: mutual: alternating: interchangeable: giving and receiving.—n.that which is reciprocal: (math.) the quotient resulting from the division of unity by any given quantity.—n.Reciprocal′ity, the state or quality of being reciprocal: mutual return.—adv.Recip′rocally, mutually: interchangeably: inversely.—ns.Recip′rocalness;Recip′rocant(math.), a contravariant expressing a certain condition of tangency: a differential invariant.—adj.Recip′rocantive, relating to a reciprocant.—v.t.Recip′rocāte, to give and receive mutually: to requite: to interchange: to alternate.—v.i.to move backward and forward: (coll.) to make a return or response.—ns.Recip′rocating-en′gine, an engine in which the piston moves forward and backward in a straight line;Reciprocā′tion, interchange of acts: alternation.—adj.Recip′rocātive, acting reciprocally.—n.Reciproc′ity, mutual obligations: action and reaction: equality of commercial privileges.—adjs.Rec′iprock,Rec′iproque(Bacon), reciprocal;Recip′rocous(rare), turning back: reciprocal.—Reciprocal proportionis when, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third;Reciprocal ratio, the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities;Reciprocal terms, those that have the same signification and consequently are convertible;Reciprocating motion, by this the power is transmitted from one part of a machine to another. [L.reciprocus.]
Reciprocornous, rē-sip′rō-kor-nus,adj.having horns like a ram.
Recision, rē-sizh′un,n.the act of cutting off. [Fr.,—L.,—recidĕre,recisum, to cut off.]
Recite, rē-sīt′,v.t.to read aloud from paper, or repeat from memory: to narrate: to give the particulars of.—v.i.to rehearse in public.—ns.Recī′tal, act of reciting: rehearsal: that which is recited: a narration: a vocal or instrumental performance, as a piano recital: (law) that part of a deed which recites the circumstances;Recitation(res-i-tā′shun),act of reciting: a public reading: rehearsal;Recitā′tionist, a public reciter;Recitative(-tēv′),(mus.) a style of song resembling declamation, a kind of union of song and speech.—adj.in the style of recitative.—adv.Recitative′ly, in the manner of recitative.—ns.Recitati′vo(mus.), recitative;Recit′er;Recit′ing-note, a note in chanting on which several syllables are sung. [Fr.réciter—L.recitāre—L.re-, again,citāre,-ātum, to call.]
Reck, rek,v.t.to care for: to regard.—v.i.(usually withnot, and fol. byof) care: heed.—adj.Reck′less, careless: heedless of consequences: rash.—adv.Reck′lessly.—ns.Reck′lessness;Reck′ling, a reckless person: the weakest in a litter: a helpless babe.—adj.stunted.—It recks(Milt.), it concerns. [A.S.récan, from a root seen in Old High Ger.ruoh, care, Ger.ruchlos, regardless.]
Reckon, rek′n,v.t.to count: to place in the number or rank of: to esteem: to think, believe.—v.i.to calculate: to charge to account: to make up accounts: to settle accounts (fol. bywith): to count or rely (withonorupon): to have an impression: to think: to suppose.—ns.Reck′oner;Reck′oning, an account of time: settlement of accounts, &c.: charges for entertainment: standing as to rank: (naut.) a calculation of the ship's position: (B.) estimation: value.—Reckon for, to be answerable for;Reckon on, orupon, to count or depend upon;Reckon without his host(seeHost).—Day of reckoning, the day when an account must be given and a settlement made: the judgment-day. [A.S.ge-recenian, to explain; Ger.rechnen.]
Reclaim, rē-klām′,v.t.to demand the return of: to regain: to bring back from a wild or barbarous state, or from error or vice: to bring into a state of cultivation: to bring into the desired condition: to make tame or gentle: to reform.—v.i.to cry out or exclaim: (Scots law) to appeal from the Lord Ordinary to the inner house of the Court of Session.—adj.Reclaim′able, that may be reclaimed or reformed.—adv.Reclaim′ably.—ns.Reclaim′ant, one who reclaims;Reclamā′tion, act of reclaiming: state of being reclaimed, as of waste land: demand: recovery. [Fr.,—L.re-, again,clamāre, to cry out.]
Reclasp, rē-klasp′,v.t.to clasp again.
Reclinate, rek′li-nāt,adj.reclined: (bot.) bent downward, so as to have the point lower than the base, as a leaf.—n.Reclinā′tion, the act of reclining or leaning: the angle which the plane of a dial makes with a vertical plane, the intersection being a horizontal line: an operation in surgery for the cure of cataract. [L.reclināre,-ātum, to recline.]
Recline, rē-klīn′,v.t.to lean or bend backwards: to lean to or on one side.—v.i.to lean: to rest or repose.—adjs.Recline′(Milt.), leaning;Reclined′(bot.), same asReclinate.—n.Reclī′ner.—adj.Reclī′ning(bot.), bending away from the perpendicular: recumbent.—ns.Reclī′ning-board, a board on which persons recline to gain erectness to the figure;Reclī′ning-chair, an invalid's chair. [Fr.,—L.reclināre—re-, back,clināre, to bend.]
Reclose, rē-klōz′,v.t.to close again.
Reclothe, rē-klōth,v.t.to clothe again.
Recluse, rē-klōōs′,adj.secluded: retired: solitary.—n.one shut up or secluded: one who lives retired from the world: a religious devotee living in a single cell, generally attached to a monastery.—adv.Recluse′ly, in retirement or seclusion from society.—ns.Recluse′ness, seclusion from society: retirement;Reclu′sion, religious retirement or seclusion: the life of a recluse.—adj.Reclu′sive(Shak.), affording retirement or seclusion.—n.Reclu′sory, a recluse's cell. [Fr.,—L.reclusus, pa.p. ofrecludĕre, to open, shut away—re-, away,claudĕre, to shut.]
Recoct, rē-kokt′,v.t.to cook anew, to vamp up.—n.Recoc′tion.
Recognise, rek′og-nīz,v.t.to know again: to recollect: to acknowledge: to see the truth of.—adj.Rec′ognisable, that may be recognised or acknowledged.—adv.Rec′ognisably, in a recognisable manner.—ns.Recog′nisance, a recognition: an avowal: a profession: a legal obligation entered into before a magistrate to do, or not do, some particular act: to enter into recognisances;Rec′ogniser, one who recognises;Recogni′tion, act of recognising: state of being recognised: recollection: avowal: (Scots law) a return of the feu to the superior.—adjs.Recog′nitive,Recog′nitory. [L.recognoscĕre—re-, again,cognoscĕre, to know.]
Recoil, rē-koil′,v.t.to start back: to rebound: to return: to shrink from.—n.a starting or springing back: rebound: an escapement in which after each beat the escape-wheel recoils slightly.—n.Recoil′er, one who recoils.—adj.Recoil′ing.—adv.Recoil′ingly.—n.Recoil′ment. [Fr.reculer—L.re-, back, Fr.cul, the hinder part—L.culus.]
Recoin, rē-koin′,v.t.to coin over again.—ns.Recoin′age;Recoin′er.
Recollect, rē-kol-ekt′,v.t.to collect again.
Recollect, rek-ol-ekt′,v.t.to remember: to recover composure or resolution (with reflex. pron.).—n.Recollec′tion, act of recollecting or remembering: the power of recollecting: memory: that which is recollected: reminiscence.—adj.Recollec′tive, having the power of recollecting.
Recollect, rek′ol-ekt,n.a member of a congregation of a monastic order following a very strict rule—mostly of the Franciscan order forming a branch of the Observantines.—AlsoRec′ollet.
Recombine, rē-kom-bīn′,v.t.to combine again.—n.Recombinā′tion.
Recomfort, rē-kum′furt,v.t.to comfort or console again: (Bacon) to give new strength.—adj.Recom′fortless(Spens.), comfortless.—n.Recom′forture(Shak.), restoration of comfort.
Recommence, rē-kom-ens′,v.t.to commence again.—n.Recommence′ment.
Recommend, rek-o-mend′,v.t.to commend to another: to bestow praise on: to introduce favourably: to give in charge: to commit, as in prayer: to advise.—adj.Recommend′able, that may be recommended: worthy of praise.—n.Recommend′ableness, the quality of being recommendable.—adv.Recommend′ably, so as to deserve recommendation.—n.Recommendā′tion, act of recommending: act of introducing with commendation: repute: letter of recommendation.—adj.Recommend′ātory, that recommends: commendatory.—n.Recommend′er, one who, or that which, recommends.
Recommit, rē-kom-it′,v.t.to commit again: particularly, to send back to a committee.—ns.Recommit′ment,Recommit′tal.
Recommunicate, rē-kom-ūn′i-kāt,v.t.andv.i.to communicate again.
Recompact, rē-kom-pakt′,v.t.to join anew.
Recompense, rek′om-pens,v.t.to return an equivalent for anything: to repay or requite: to reward: to compensate: to remunerate.—n.that which is returned as an equivalent: repayment: reward: compensation: remuneration.—n.Rec′ompenser. [Fr.récompenser—L.re-, again,compensāre, to compensate.]
Recompile, rē-kom-pīl′,v.t.to compile anew.—ns.Recompilā′tion,Recompile′ment, a new compilation.
Recomplete, rē-kom-plēt′,v.t.to complete anew.—n.Recomplē′tion.
Recompose, rē-kom-pōz′,v.t.to compose again or anew: to form anew: to soothe or quiet.—ns.Recompos′er;Recomposi′tion.
Reconcile, rek′on-sīl,v.t.to restore to friendship or union: to bring to agreement: to bring to contentment: to pacify: to make consistent: to adjust or compose.—adj.Rec′oncilable, that may be reconciled: that may be made to agree: consistent.—n.Rec′oncilableness, possibility of being reconciled: consistency: harmony.—adv.Rec′oncilably, in a reconcilable manner.—ns.Rec′onciler;Reconciliā′tion,Rec′oncilement, act of reconciling: state of being reconciled: renewal of friendship: propitiation: atonement: the bringing to agreement things at variance.—adj.Reconcil′iatory, serving or tending to reconcile. [Fr.réconcilier—L.re-, again,conciliāre,-ātum, to call together.]
Recondense, rē-kon-dens′,v.t.to condense again.—n.Recondensā′tion.
Recondite, rē-kon′dit, orrek′on-dīt,adj.secret: abstruse: profound.—ns.Recondite′ness;Recon′ditory, a storehouse. [L.recondĕre,-itum, to put away—re-, again,condĕre, to put together.]
Reconduct, rē-kon-dukt′,v.t.to conduct back or anew.
Reconfirm, rē-kon-fėrm′,v.t.to confirm again.
Reconjoin, rē-kon-join′,v.t.to join anew.
Reconnaissance, re-kon′i-sans,n.the act of reconnoitring: a survey or examination: the examination of a tract of country with a view to military or engineering operations.—Reconnaissance in force, an attack by a body of troops to discover the strength of the enemy. [Fr.]
Reconnoitre, rek-o-noi′tėr,v.t.to survey or examine: to survey with a view to military operations.—v.i.to make preliminary examination:—pa.t.andpa.p.reconnoi′tred.—n.a preliminary survey. [O. Fr.reconoistre(Fr.reconnaître)—L.recognoscĕre, to recognise.]
Reconquer, rē-kong′kėr,v.t.to conquer again: to recover: to regain.—n.Recon′quest.
Reconsecrate, rē-kon′sē-krāt,v.t.to consecrate anew.—n.Reconsecrā′tion.
Reconsider, rē-kon-sid′ėr,v.t.to consider again, as to reconsider a motion or vote: to review.—n.Reconsiderā′tion.
Reconsolate, rē-kon′sō-lāt,v.t.(obs.) to comfort again.
Reconsolidate, rē-kon-sol′i-dāt,v.t.to consolidate anew.—n.Reconsolidā′tion.
Reconstitute, rē-kon′sti-tūt,v.t.to construct anew.—adj.Reconstit′ūent.—n.Reconstitū′tion.
Reconstruct, rē-kon-strukt′,v.t.to construct again: to rebuild.—n.Reconstruc′tion.—adj.Reconstruc′tionary.—n.Reconstruc′tionist.—adj.Reconstruc′tive, able or tending to reconstruct.
Recontinue, rē-kon-tin′ū,v.t.andv.i.to continue anew.—n.Recontin′ūance.
Reconvalescence, rē-kon-val-es′ens,n.restoration to health.
Reconvene, rē-kon-vēn′,v.t.to convene or call together again.—v.i.to come together again.
Reconvent, rē-kon-vent′,v.t.to assemble together again.—n.Reconven′tion, a counter-action by a defendant against a plaintiff.
Reconvert, rē-kon-vėrt′,v.t.to convert again.—n.Reconver′sion.
Reconvey, rē-kon-vā′,v.t.to transfer back to a former owner, as an estate.—n.Reconvey′ance.
Record, rē-kord′,v.t.to write anything formally, to preserve evidence of it: to bear witness to: to register or enrol: to celebrate.—adj.Record′able, able to be recorded, worthy of record.—ns.Recordā′tion(Shak.), remembrance;Record′er, one who records or registers, esp. the rolls, &c., of a city: a judge of a city or borough court of quarter-sessions: an old musical instrument somewhat like a flageolet, but with the lower part wider than the upper, and a mouthpiece resembling the beak of a bird: a registering apparatus in telegraphy;Record′ership, the office of recorder, or the time of holding it. [O. Fr.recorder—L.recordāre, to call to mind—re-, again,cor,cordis, the heart.]
Record, rek′ord,n.a register: a formal writing of any fact or proceeding: a book of such writings: a witness, a memorial: memory, remembrance: anything entered in the rolls of a court, esp. the formal statements or pleadings of parties in a litigation.—n.Rec′ord-off′ice, a place where public records are kept.—Beat, orBreak,the record, to outdo the highest achievement yet done;Close the record, an act of a Scottish judge after each party has said all he wishes to say by way of statement and answer;Public records, contemporary authenticated statements of the proceedings of the legislature, and the judgments of those higher courts of law known as Courts of Record;Trial by record, a common law mode of trial when a disputed former decision of the court is settled by producing the record.
Recount, rē-kownt′,v.t.to count again: to tell over again: to narrate the particulars of: to detail.—n.a second or repeated count.—ns.Recount′al,Recount′ment, relation in detail, recital. [O. Fr.reconter—re-, again,conter, to tell.]
Recoup, rē-kōōp′,v.t.to make good: to indemnify.—adj.Recoupé(her.), divided a second time.—n.Recoup′ment, reimbursement: (law) reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part. [Fr.recouper, to cut again—re-, again,couper, to cut,coup, a stroke—Low L.colpus—L.colaphus.]
Recoure, rē-kōōr′,v.t.(Spens.) to recover.
Recourse, rē-kōrs′,n.a going to for aid or protection: access.—v.i.to return.—adj.Recourse′ful, returning. [Fr.recours—L.recursus—re-, back,currĕre,cursum, to run.]
Recover, rē-kuv′ėr,v.t.to cover again.
Recover, rē-kuv′ėr,v.t.to get possession of again: to make up for: to retrieve: to cure: to revive: to bring back to any former state: to rescue: to obtain as compensation: to obtain for injury or debt: to reconcile.—v.i.to regain health: to regain any former state: (law) to obtain a judgment.—n.recovery: the forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another.—n.Recoverabil′ity, the state of being recoverable.—adj.Recov′erable, that may be recovered or regained: capable of being brought to a former condition.—ns.Recov′erableness, the state of being recoverable: capability of being recovered;Recoveree′, one against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery;Recov′erer, one who recovers;Recov′eror, one who recovers a judgment in common recovery;Recov′ery, the act of recovering: the act of regaining anything lost: restoration to health or to any former state: the power of recovering anything: (law) a verdict giving right to the recovery of debts or costs. [O. Fr.recovrer—L.recuperāre—re-, again, and Sabinecuprus, good; some suggestcupĕre, to desire.]
Recreant, rek′rē-ant,adj.cowardly: false: apostate: renegade.—n.a mean-spirited wretch: an apostate: a renegade.—n.Rec′rēancy, the quality of a recreant: a yielding, mean, cowardly spirit.—adv.Rec′rēantly. [O. Fr., pr.p. ofrecroire, to change belief—Low L. (se)re-credĕre, to own one's self beaten—L.re-, again,credĕre, to believe.]