Refulgence, rē-ful′jens,n.state of being refulgent: brightness: brilliance—alsoRēful′gency.—adj.Rēful′gent, casting a flood of light: shining: brilliant.—adv.Rēful′gently. [Fr.,—L.refulgens,-entis, pr.p. ofrefulgēre—re-, inten.,fulgēre, to shine.]
Refund, rē-fund′,v.t.to repay: to restore: to return what has been taken.—ns.Refund′;Refund′er;Refund′ment. [Fr.,—L.refundĕre,refusum—re-, back,fundĕre, to pour.]
Refurbish, rē-fur′bish,v.t.to furbish again: to polish.
Refurnish, rē-fur′nish,v.t.to furnish again: to supply or provide anew.
Refuse, rē-fūz′,v.t.to reject: to deny, as a request, &c.: to disown: to fail to receive, to repel: (mil.) to hold troops back from the regular alignment.—v.i.to decline acceptance: not to comply.—adj.Refū′sable, capable of being refused.—ns.Refū′sal, denial of anything requested: rejection: the right of taking in preference to others;Rēfū′ser. [Fr.refuser, prob. due to confusion of L.refutāre, to drive back,recusāre, to make an objection against.]
Refuse, ref′ūs,adj.refused: worthless.—n.that which is rejected or left as worthless: dross.
Refuse, rē-fūz′,v.t.to melt again.—n.Rēfū′sion, repeated fusion or melting, as of metals: restoration.
Refute, rē-fūt′,v.t.to repel: to oppose: to disprove.—n.Rēfutabil′ity.—adj.Rēfū′table, that may be refuted or disproved.—adv.Rēfū′tably.—n.Refutā′tion, the act of refuting or disproving.—adj.Rēfū′tātory, tending to refute: refuting.—n.Rēfū′ter, one who, or that which, refutes. [Fr.réfuter—L.refutāre—re-, back, root offundĕre,futilis.]
Regain, rē-gān,v.t.to gain back or again: to recover.
Regal, rē′gal,adj.belonging to a king: kingly: royal.—adv.Rē′gally. [Fr.,—L.regalis—rex, a king—regĕre, to rule.]
Regal, rē′gal,n.a small portable organ used to support treble voices.—AlsoRig′ole. [Fr.,—It.,—L.regalis, royal.]
Regale, rē-gāl′,v.t.to entertain in a sumptuous manner: to refresh: to gratify.—v.i.to feast.—n.a regal or magnificent feast.—ns.Regale′ment, the act of regaling: entertainment: refreshment;Regā′ler. [Fr.régaler, derived by Diez, like Sp.regalar, from L.regelāre, to thaw. Scheler prefers to connect with O. Fr.galer, to rejoice (cf.Gala), and Skeat follows him.]
Regalia, rē-gā′li-a,n.pl.the ensigns of royalty: the crown, sceptre, &c., esp. those used at a coronation: the rights and privileges of kings: the distinctive symbols of a particular order.—n.Rēgā′lē, the power of the sovereign in ecclesiastical affairs.—adj.Rēgā′lian, regal, sovereign.—ns.Rē′galism,Rēgal′ity, state of being regal: royalty: sovereignty: (Scot.) a territorial jurisdiction formerly conferred by the king.—adv.Rē′gally. [Neut. pl. of L.regalis, royal.]
Regalia, rē-gā′lya,n.a superior Cuban cigar.
Regard, rē-gärd′,v.t.to observe particularly: to hold in respect or affection: to pay attention to: to care for: to keep or observe: to esteem: to consider as important or valuable: to have respect or relation to.—n.(orig.) look, gaze: attention with interest: observation: respect: affection: repute: relation: reference: (pl.) good wishes.—adjs.Regar′dable;Regar′dant, looking to: (her.) looking behind or backward.—n.Regar′der.—adj.Regard′ful, full of regard: taking notice: heedful: attentive.—adv.Regard′fully.—n.Regard′fulness.—prep.Regar′ding, respecting, concerning.—adj.Regard′less, without regard: not attending: negligent: heedless.—adv.Regard′lessly.—ns.Regard′lessness;Regard′-ring, a ring set with stones whose initial letters make the wordregard, asruby,emerald,garnet,amethyst,ruby,diamond.—As regards, with regard to;In regard of, in view of;In this regard, in this respect. [Fr.regarder—re-, again,garder, to keep.]
Regather, rē-gath′ėr,v.t.to gather again.
Regatta, rē-gat′a,n.a race of yachts: any rowing or sailing match. [It.regatta,rigatta—Old It.regattare, to haggle, prob. a form of It.recatare, to retail—L.re-, again,captāre, to catch.]
Regelation, rē-jē-lā′shun,n.the act of freezing anew.—v.i.Rē′gelāte, to freeze together. [L.re-, again,gelāre, to freeze.]
Regency, rē′jen-si,n.the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent: a body entrusted with vicarious government.—n.Rē′gence(obs.), government.
Regenerate, rē-jen′ėr-āt,v.t.to produce anew: (theol.) to renew the heart and turn it to the love of God.—adj.regenerated, renewed: changed from a natural to a spiritual state.—ns.Regen′erācy,Regen′erāteness, state of beingregenerate.—n.Regenerā′tion, act of regenerating: state of being regenerated: (theol.) new birth, the change from a carnal to a Christian life: the renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.—adj.Regen′erātive, pertaining to regeneration: renewal.—adv.Regen′erātively.—n.Regen′erātor, a chamber filled with a checker-work of fire-bricks, in which the waste heat is, by reversal of the draught, alternately stored up and given out to the gas and air entering the furnace.—adj.Regen′erātory.—n.Regen′esis, the state of being renewed.—Baptismal regeneration(seeBaptise). [L.regenerāre,-ātum, to bring forth again—re-, again,generāre, to generate.]
Regent, rē′jent,adj.invested with interim or vicarious sovereign authority.—n.one invested with interim authority: one who rules for the sovereign: a college professor, as formerly in Scotland and elsewhere: a master or doctor who takes part in the regular duties of instruction and government in some universities.—ns.Rē′gent-bird, an Australian bird related to the bower-birds;Rē′gentess;Rē′gentship, office of a regent: deputed authority. [Fr.,—L.regens,-entis, pr.p. ofregĕre, to rule.]
Regerminate, rē-jėr′min-āt,v.i.to germinate or bud again.—n.Regerminā′tion.
Regest, rē-jest′,v.t.(obs.) to throw back.—n.a register.
Reget, rē-get′,v.t.to get or obtain again.
Regian, rē′ji-an,n.(obs.) a royalist.—Rē′giammajestā′tem, a collection of ancient laws bearing to have been compiled by order of David I. of Scotland, now generally believed to be a compilation from Glanville'sTractatus de legibus.
Regible, rej′i-bl,adj.governable.
Regicide, rej′i-sīd,n.the murderer of a king—applied esp. to the members of the High Court of Justice who sentenced Charles I. to death.—adj.Regicī′dal. [Fr.,—L.rex,regis, a king,cædĕre, to kill.]
Regifugium, rē-ji-fū′ji-um,n.an ancient Roman festival commemorating the expulsion of the Tarquins.
Regild, rē-gild′,v.t.to gild again or anew.
Régime, rā-zhēm′,n.mode of ruling one's diet: form of government: administration.—Ancien régime, the political system that prevailed in France before the Revolution of 1789. [Fr.,—L.regimen—regĕre, to rule.]
Regimen, rej′i-men,n.rule prescribed: orderly government: any regulation for gradual improvement: (med.) rule of diet, habit with regard to food: (gram.) the government of one word by another: words governed:—pl.Regim′ina.—adj.Regim′inal. [L.]
Regiment, rej′i-ment,n.a body of soldiers constituting the largest permanent unit, commanded by a colonel: rule.—v.t.to form into a regiment: to organise.—adj.Regiment′al, relating to a regiment.—n.pl.the uniform of a regiment.—n.Regimentā′tion, classification.—Regimental district, the territory allotted to each regiment for recruiting purposes.
Regina, rē-jī′na,n.(U.S.) the striped water-snake.
Region, rē′jun,n.a portion of land: country: any area or district, with respect to fauna, flora, &c.: (Shak.) rank, dignity: (Shak.) the elemental space between the earth and the moon's orbit.—adj.Rē′gional, topical: local: topographical.—n.Rē′gionalism, sectionalism.—adv.Rē′gionally.—n.Regionā′rius, a title given to R.C. ecclesiastics who have jurisdiction over certain districts of Rome.—adjs.Rē′gionary;Rēgion′ic. [O. Fr.,—L.regio,regionis—regĕre, to rule.]
Register, rej′is-tėr,n.a written record, regularly kept: the book containing the register: that which registers or records: one who registers, as the Scotch 'Lord Clerk Register:' that which regulates, as the damper of a furnace or stove: a stop or range of pipes on the organ, &c.: the compass of a voice or of a musical instrument: (print.) exact adjustment of position in the presswork of books printed on both sides.—v.t.to enter in a register: to record.—adjs.Reg′isterable,Reg′istrable, capable of being registered;Reg′istered, enrolled, as a registered voter.—ns.Reg′ister-grate, a grate with a shutter behind;Reg′ister-off′ice, a record-office: an employment office;Reg′ister-plate, in rope-making, a disc having holes so arranged as to give the yarns passing through them their proper position for entering into the general twist;Reg′istrant, one who registers, esp. a trade-mark or patent;Reg′istrar, one who keeps a register or official record;Reg′istrar-gen′eral, an officer having the superintendence of the registration of all births, deaths, and marriages;Reg′istrarship, office of a registrar.—v.t.Reg′istrāte.—ns.Registrā′tion, act of registering: in organ-playing, the act of combining stops for the playing of given pieces of music;Reg′istry, act of registering: place where a register is kept: facts recorded.—Registration Act, a statute of 1885 extending the borough system of registration to county towns;Registration of British ships, a duty imposed on ship-owners in order to secure to their vessels the privileges of British ships;Registration of copyright, the recording of the title of a book for the purpose of securing the copyright;Registration of trade-marks, the public system of registering such, with a view to secure their exclusive use.—Parish register, a book in which the births, deaths, and marriages are inscribed;Ship's register, a document showing the ownership of a vessel. [O. Fr.registre—Low L.registrum, for L.regestum, pl.regesta—re-, back,gerĕre, to carry.]
Regius, rē′ji-us,adj.appointed by the Crown, asRē′giusprofess′or, one whose chair was founded by Henry VIII.; in Scotland, any professor whose chair was founded by the Crown.—Rē′giumdō′num, an annual grant of public money to Presbyterian and other nonconformist ministers in England, Scotland, and esp. Ireland, where it only ceased in 1871.
Regive, rē-giv′,v.t.to restore.
Reglement, reg′l-ment,n.(Bacon) regulation.—adj.Reglemen′tary. [Fr.]
Reglet, reg′let,n.a flat, narrow moulding, used to separate panels, &c.: a fillet: (print.) a ledge of wood thicker than a lead, and used for a like purpose.—n.Reg′let-plane, a plane for making printers' reglets. [Fr., dim. ofrègle—L.regula, a rule.]
Reglow, rē-glō′,v.i.to recalesce.—n.recalescence.
Regma, reg′ma,n.(bot.) a capsule with two or more lobes, each of which dehisces at maturity:—pl.Reg′mata. [Gr.rhēgma, a fracture.]
Regmacarp, reg′ma-kärp,n.any dehiscent fruit.
Regnal, reg′nal,adj.pertaining to the reign of a monarch.—n.Reg′nancy, condition of being regnant: reign: predominance.—adj.Reg′nant, reigning or ruling: predominant: exercising regal authority.—ns.Reg′nicide, the destroyer of a kingdom;Reg′num, a badge of royalty, esp. the early form of the pope's tiara.—Regnal year, the year of a sovereign's reign. [L.regnans,regnantis, pr.p. ofregnāre,regĕre, to rule.]
Regorge, rē-gorj′,v.t.to swallow again: (Milt.) to swallow eagerly: to vomit, to throw back.
Regrade, rē-grād,v.i.(obs.) to retire.
Regraft, rē-graft′,v.t.to graft again.
Regrant, rē-grant′,v.t.to grant back.—n.a fresh grant.
Regrate, rē-grāt′,v.t.in masonry, to remove the outer surface so as to give a fresh appearance.
Regrate, rē-grāt′,v.t.to buy and sell again in the same market, thus raising the price—once a criminal offence in England.—ns.Regrā′ter,-tor, a huckster who buys and sells provisions in the same fair;Regrā′ting. [O. Fr.regrater—Low L.recatare, to retail—L.re-, back,captāre, to catch.]
Regrede, rē-grēd′,v.i.to retrograde.—n.Regrē′dience.
Regreet, rē-grēt′,v.t.(Shak.) to greet or salute again.—n.(Shak.) exchange of salutation.
Regress, rē-gres′,n.passage back: return: power of returning: re-entry.—v.i.to go back: to return to a former place or state: (astron.) to move from east to west.—n.Regres′sion, act of going back or returning.—adj.Regress′ive, going back: returning.—adv.Regress′ively, in a regressive manner: by return. [L.regressus, perf. p. ofregredi—re-, back,gradi,gressus, to step, go.]
Regret, rē-gret′,v.t.to grieve at: to remember with sorrow:—pr.p.regret′ting;pa.t.andpa.p.regret′ted.—n.sorrow for anything: concern: remorse: a written expression of regret.—adj.Regret′ful, full of regret.—adv.Regret′fully.—adj.Regret′table.—adv.Regret′tably. [O. Fr.regrater, to desire, prob. from L.re-, again, and an Old Low Ger. form, appearing in A.S.grǽtan, Goth.gretan, to weep, Scot.greet. Others explain as from L.re-, in neg. sense, andgratus, pleasing.]
Regrowth, rē-grōth′,n.a new growth.
Reguerdon, rē-gėr′dun,v.t.(Shak.) to reward.—n.(Shak.) a reward.—n.Reguer′donment.
Regula, reg′ū-la,n.a book of rules for a religious house: (archit.) one of the bands under a Doric triglyph or between the canals of the triglyphs:—pl.Reg′ulæ(-lē). [L.regula, a rule.]
Regular, reg′ū-lar,adj.according to rule, or to law, order, custom, established practice, or mode prescribed: in accordance with nature or art, or the ordinary form or course of things: governed by rule: uniform: periodical: unbroken: methodical, orderly, systematic: strict: pursued with steadiness: straight: level: instituted according to established forms: normal, natural: consistent: usual, customary: (gram.) according to ordinary rule, as 'regular verbs:' (bot.) symmetrical in form: (geom.) having all the sides and angles equal: belonging to the permanent or standing army—opp. toMilitiaandVolunteer: (coll.) thorough, out and out, as 'a regular deception:' as opp. toSecularin the R.C. Church, denoting monks, friars, &c. under a monastic rule.—n.a soldier belonging to the permanent army: a member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows: (chron.) a number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the paschal full moon falls: a fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.—n.pl.Regulā′ria, the regular sea-urchins.—n.Regularisā′tion.—v.t.Reg′ularise, to make regular.—n.Regular′ity, conformity to rule: method: uniformity.—adv.Reg′ularly.—n.Reg′ularness.—v.t.Reg′ulāte, to make regular: to adjust by rule: to subject to rules or restrictions: to put in good order.—ns.Reg′ulating-screw, in organ-building, a screw by which the dip of the digitals of the keyboard of an organ may be adjusted;Regulā′tion, act of regulating: state of being regulated: a rule or order prescribed: precept: law.—adj.Reg′ulātive, tending to regulate.—n.Reg′ulātor, one who, or that which, regulates: a lever which regulates the motion of a watch, &c.: anything that regulates motion.—adj.Reg′ulātory.—n.fem.Reg′ulātress. [L.regularis—regula, a rule—regĕre, to rule.]
Regulus, reg′ū-lus,n.an intermediate and impure product in the smelting of metallic ores: antimony: the golden-crested wren.—adj.Reg′uline.—v.t.Reg′ulise. [L., 'little king.']
Regur, rē′gur,n.the rich black cotton soil of India, full of organic matter.—AlsoRē′gar. [Hind.]
Regurgitate, rē-gur′ji-tāt,v.t.to throw or pour back from a deep place.—v.i.to be thrown or poured back:—pr.p.regur′gitāting;pa.p.regur′gitāted.—n.Regurgitā′tion, the act of pouring or flowing back. [O. Fr.,—Low L.regurgitāre,-ātum—re-, back,gurges,gurgitis, a gulf.]
Reh, rā,n.a saline efflorescence which comes to the surface in extensive tracts of Upper India.
Rehabilitate, rē-ha-bil′i-tāt,v.t.to reinstate, restore to former privileges.—n.Rehabilitā′tion, the act of restoring to forfeited rights or privileges. [Fr.réhabiliter—L.re-, again,habilitāre—habēre, to have.]
Rehandle, rē-hand′l,v.t.to remodel.
Rehash, rē-hash′,v.t.to hash over again.—n.something made up of materials formerly used.
Rehead, rē-hed′,v.t.to furnish with a head again.
Rehear, rē-hēr′,v.t.to hear again: to try over again, as a lawsuit.—n.Rehear′ing.
Rehearsal, rē-hėr′sal,n.act of rehearsing: recital: recital and performance for practice previous to public representation.—v.t.Rehearse′, to repeat what has already been said: to narrate: to recite before a public representation.—ns.Rehear′ser;Rehear′sing. [O. Fr.rehercer,reherser—re-, again,hercer, to harrow—herce(Fr.herse), a harrow.]
Reheat, rē-hēt,v.t.to heat anew.—n.Reheat′er, an apparatus for restoring heat to a body.
Reheel, rē-hēl′,v.t.to supply a heel to a stocking, boot, &c.
Rehibition. SeeRedhibition.
Rehybridise, rē-hī′bri-dīz,v.t.to cause to interbreed with a different species.
Rehypothecate, rē-hī-poth′ē-kāt,v.t.to lend as security bonds already pledged.—n.Rehypothecā′tion.
Reichsrath, rīhs′rät,n.the chief deliberative body in the western part of the Austrian Empire, excluding Hungary, which has its own parliament.
Reichstag, rīhs′täh,n.the chief deliberative body in the German Empire, exercising legislative power in conjunction with theBundesrath: the diet of the old German Empire.
Reification, rē-if-i-kā′shun,n.materialisation.—v.t.Rē′ify, to make real or material.
Reign, rān,n.rule: dominion, as Reign of Terror: royal authority: supreme power: influence: time during which a sovereign rules.—v.i.to rule: to have sovereign power: to be predominant. [Fr.règne—L.regnum—regĕre, to rule.]
Reilluminate, rē-il-lū′min-āt,v.t.to illuminate or enlighten again.—n.Reilluminā′tion.
Reimburse, rē-im-burs′,v.t.to refund: to pay an equivalent to for loss or expense.—adj.Reimburs′able, capable of being repaid: intended to be repaid.—ns.Reimburse′ment, act of reimbursing;Reimburs′er, one who reimburses. [Fr.rembourser—re-, back,embourser, to put in a purse—bourse, a purse.]
Reimplace, rē-im-plās′,v.t.(obs.) to replace.
Reimplant, rē-im-plant′,v.t.to implant again.—n.Reimplantā′tion.
Reimport, rē-im-pōrt′,v.t.to bring back: to import again.—n.Reimportā′tion.
Reimpose, rē-im-pōz′,v.t.to retax.—n.Reimposi′tion, the act of reimposing: a tax levied anew.
Reimpress, rē-im-pres′,v.t.to impress anew.—n.Reimpres′sion, a second or repeated impression: the reprint of a work.—v.t.Reimprint′, to print again.
Reimprison, rē-im-pris′n,v.t.to imprison again.—n.Reimpris′onment.
Rein, rān,n.the strap of a bridle: an instrument for curbing or governing: government.—v.t.to govern with the rein or bridle: to restrain or control: to rein in, to curb.—v.i.to obey the rein.—ns.Rein′-hold′er, a clasp on the dash-board of a carriage for holding the reins;Rein′-hook, a hook on a gig-saddle for holding the bearing-rein.—adj.Rein′less, without rein or restraint.—n.Reins′man, a skilful driver.—Rein up, to bring a horse to a stop.—Give the reins to, to leave unchecked;Take the reins, to take the control. [O. Fr.reine(Fr.rêne), through Late L.retina, fromretinēre, to hold back.]
Reinaugurate, rē-in-aw′gū-rāt,v.t.to inaugurate again or anew.
Reincarnate, rē-in-kär′nāt,v.t.to embody anew.—n.Reincarnā′tion.
Reincense, rē-in-sens′,v.t.to rekindle.
Reincite, rē-in-sīt′,v.t.to reanimate.
Reincorporate, rē-in-kor′pō-rāt,v.t.to incorporate or embody again or anew.
Reincrease, rē-in-krēs′,v.t.to augment.
Reincrudation, rē-in-krōō-dā′shun,n.recrudescence.
Reindeer, rān′dēr,n.a kind of deer in the north, valuable for the chase and for domestic uses.—n.Rein′deer-moss, a lichen, the winter food of the reindeer. [Ice.hreinn, and Eng.deer.]
Reinfect, rē-in-fekt′,v.t.to infect again.—n.Reinfec′tion.
Reinflame, rē-in-flām′,v.t.to rekindle.
Reinforce, rē-in-fōrs′,v.t.to enforce again: to strengthen with new force or support: (Spens.) to compel.—ns.Reinforce′ment, the act of reinforcing: additional force or assistance, esp. of troops;Reinfor′cer, any additional strengthening added to a thing.—adj.Reinfor′cible.
Reinform, rē-in-form′,v.t.to inform anew.
Reinfund, rē-in-fund′,v.t.to flow in again.
Reinfuse, rē-in-fūz′,v.t.to infuse again.
Reingratiate, rē-in-grā′shi-āt,v.t.to recommend again: to favour.
Reinhabit, rē-in-hab′it,v.t.to inhabit again.
Reinoculation, rē-in-ok-ū-lā′shun,n.subsequent inoculation.
Reins, rānz,n.pl.the kidneys: the lower part of the back over the kidneys: (B.) the inward parts: the heart. [O. Fr.,—L.renes.]
Reinscribe, rē-in-skrīb′,v.t.to record a second time.
Reinsert, rē-in-sėrt′,v.t.to insert a second time.—n.Reinser′tion.
Reinspect, rē-in-spekt′,v.t.to inspect again.—n.Reinspec′tion.
Reinspire, rē-in-spīr′,v.t.to inspire anew.
Reinstall, rē-in-stawl′,v.t.(Shak.) to put again in possession: (Milt.) to seat again.—n.Reinstal′ment.
Reinstate, rē-in-stāt′,v.t.to place in a former state.—ns.Reinstāte′ment,Reinstā′tion, act of reinstating: re-establishment.
Reinstruct, rē-in-strukt′,v.t.to instruct again.
Reinsure, rē-in-shōōr′,v.t.to insure a second time by other underwriters.—ns.Reinsur′ance;Reinsur′er.
Reintegrate, rē-in′te-grāt,v.t.to bring into harmony.—n.Reintegrā′tion.
Reinter, rē-in-ter′,v.t.to bury again.
Reinterrogate, rē-in-ter′ō-gāt,v.t.to interrogate again.—n.Reinterrogā′tion.
Reintroduce, rē-in-trō-dūs′,v.t.to introduce again.—n.Reintroduc′tion.
Reinvent, rē-in-vent′,v.t.to create anew or independently.—n.Reinven′tion.
Reinvest, rē-in-vest′,v.t.to invest again or a second time.—n.Reinvest′ment, act of reinvesting: a second investment.
Reinvestigate, rē-in-ves′ti-gāt,v.t.to investigate again.—n.Reinvestigā′tion.
Reinvigorate, rē-in-vig′or-āt,v.t.to invigorate again.—n.Reinvigorā′tion.
Reinvite, rē-in-vīt′, to repeat an invitation.—n.Reinvitā′tion.
Reinvolve, rē-in-volv′,v.t.to involve anew.
Reis, rās,n.a Portuguese money, of which 1000 make a milreis—4s. 5d. [Port., pl. ofreal.]
Reissue, rē-ish′ōō,v.t.to issue again.—n.a second issue.—adj.Reis′suable.
Reiter, rī′tėr,n.a German cavalry soldier. [Ger.]
Reiterate, rē-it′e-rāt,v.t.to iterate or repeat again: to repeat again and again.—adj.Reit′erant, reiterating.—adv.Reit′eratedly.—n.Reiterā′tion, act of reiterating.—adj.Reit′erātive(gram.), a word signifying repeated action.
Reject, rē-jekt′,v.t.to throw away: to refuse: to renounce: to despise.—adjs.Rejec′table,Rejec′tible.—n.pl.Rejectamen′ta, excrement.—ns.Rejec′ter,-or;Rejec′tion, act of rejecting: refusal.—adj.Rejec′tive.—n.Reject′ment. [L.rejicĕre,rejectum—re-, back,jacĕre, to throw.]
Rejoice, rē-jois′,v.i.to feel and express joy again and again: to be glad: to exult or triumph.—v.t.to make joyful: to gladden.—ns.Rejoice′ment, rejoicing;Rejoic′er;Rejoic′ing, act of being joyful: expression, subject, or experience of joy.—adv.Rejoic′ingly, with joy or exultation. [O. Fr.resjoir(Fr.réjouir)—re-, again,jouir, to enjoy—joie, joy.]
Rejoin, rē-join′,v.t.to join again: to unite what is separated: to meet again.—v.i.to answer to a reply.—ns.Rejoin′der, an answer joined on to another, an answer to a reply: (law) the defendant's answer to a plaintiff'sreplication;Rejoin′dūre(Shak.), a joining again.
Rejoint, rē-joint′,v.t.to joint anew: to fill up the joints of, as with mortar.
Rejolt, rē-jolt′,v.t.to shake anew.—n.a new shock.
Rejourn, rē-jurn′,v.t.(Shak.) to adjourn or postpone, to defer.—n.Rejourn′ment. [Fr.réajourner.]
Rejudge, rē-juj′,v.t.to re-examine.
Rejuvenate, rē-jōō′ve-nāt,v.t.to renew: to make young again.—n.Rejuvenā′tion.—v.i.Rejuvenesce′, to grow young again.—n.Rejuvenes′cence, growing young again: (biol.) a transformation whereby the entire protoplasm of a vegetative cell changes into a cell of a different character.—adj.Rejuvenes′cent.—v.t.Reju′venise, to rejuvenate. [L.re-, again, andjuvenescent.]
Rekindle, rē-kin′dl,v.t.to kindle again: to set on fire or arouse anew.—v.i.to take fire anew.
Relais, re-lā′,n.(fort.) a walk left within a rampart to keep earth from falling into the ditch. [Fr.]
Relapse, rē-laps′,v.i.to slide, sink, or fall back: to return to a former state of practice: to backslide.—n.a falling back into a former bad state: (med.) the return of a disease after convalescence.—n.Relap′ser.—adj.Relap′sing. [L.relabi,relapsus—re-, back,labi, to slide.]
Relate, rē-lāt′,v.t.to describe: to tell: to ally by connection or kindred.—v.i.to have reference: to refer.—adj.Relā′ted, allied or connected by kindred or blood.—ns.Relā′tedness;Relā′ter,-or, one who relates;Relā′tion, act of relating or telling: recital: that which is related: mutual connection between two things, analogy: resemblance, affinity: connection by birth or marriage: a person related by blood or marriage, a relative.—adj.Relā′tional, having relation: exhibiting some relation.—ns.Relātional′ity;Relā′tionism, the doctrine that relations have a real existence;Relā′tionist;Relā′tionship;Relā′tor(law), an informant on whose behalf certain writs are issued:—fem.Relā′trix. [O. Fr.,—L.referre,relatum—re-, back,ferre, to carry.]
Relative, rel′a-tiv,adj.having relation: respecting: not absolute or existing by itself: considered as belonging to something else: (gram.) expressing relation.—n.that which has relation to something else: a relation: (gram.) a pronoun which relates to something before, called its antecedent.—adj.Relatī′val(orRel′atival).—adv.Rel′atively.—ns.Rel′ativeness,Relativ′ity.—Relativity of human knowledge, the doctrine that the nature and extent of our knowledge is determined not merely by the qualities of the objects known, but necessarily by the conditions of our cognitive powers.
Relax, rē-laks′,v.t.to loosen one thing away from another: to slacken: to make less close, tense, or rigid: to make less severe: to relieve from attention or effort: to divert: to open or loosen, as the bowels: to make languid.—v.i.to become less close: to become less severe: to attend less.—adj.Relax′able.—ns.Relax′ant, a relaxing medicine;Relaxā′tion, act of relaxing: state of being relaxed: remission of application: unbending: looseness.—adj.Relax′ative. [Fr.,—L.relaxāre,-ātum—re-, away from,laxāre, to loosen—laxus, loose.]
Relay, rē-lā′,n.a supply of horses, &c., to relieve others on a journey: a fresh set of dogs in hunting: a shift of men: a supplementary store of anything: (electr.) an apparatus by which the current of the receiving telegraphic station is strengthened. [O. Fr.relais—relaisser—L.relaxāre, to loosen.]
Relay, rē-lā′,v.t.to lay again, as a pavement.
Release, rē-lēs′,v.t.to grant a new lease of.—ns.Releasēē′,Relessēē′, the one to whom a release is granted;Releas′or,Reless′or, one who grants a release.
Release, rē-lēs′,v.t.to let loose from: to set free: to discharge from: to relieve: to let go, give up a right to.—n.a setting free: discharge or acquittance: the giving up of a claim: liberation from pain.—adj.Releas′able.—ns.Release′ment(Milt.), act of releasing or discharging;Releas′er,-or,Reless′or, one who executes a release. [O. Fr.relaissier—L.laxāre, to relax.]
Relegate, rel′e-gāt,v.t.to send away, to consign: to exile: to dismiss: to remit.—n.Relegā′tion. [L.relegāre,-ātum—re-, away,legāre, to send.]
Relent, rē-lent′,v.i.to slacken, to soften or grow less severe: to grow tender: to feel compassion.—adj.soft-hearted: yielding.—n.(Spens.) relenting.—adjs.Relent′ing, inclining to yield: too soft;Relent′less, without relenting: without tenderness or compassion: merciless.—adv.Relent′lessly.—ns.Relent′lessness;Relent′ment, the state of relenting: relaxation: compassion. [O. Fr.ralentir, to retard—L.relentescĕre—re-, back,lentus, pliant.]
Relet, rē-let′,v.t.to let again, as a house.
Relevancy, rel′e-van-si,n.state of being relevant: pertinence: applicability: obvious relation: (Scots law) sufficiency for a decision—the arguments and evidence in point of law and of fact against and in favour of the accused—alsoRel′evance.—adj.Rel′evant, bearing upon, or applying to, the purpose: pertinent: related: sufficient legally. [Fr., pr.p. ofrelever, to raise again—L.relevāre, to relieve.]
Relevation, rel-e-vā′shun,n.(obs.) a raising up.
Reliable, rē-lī′a-bl,adj.that may be relied upon: trustworthy.—ns.Reliabil′ity,Relī′ableness.—adv.Relī′ably.—n.Relī′ance, trust: confidence.—adj.Relī′ant, confident in one's self. [Rely.]
Relic, rel′ik,n.that which is left after loss or decay of the rest: a corpse (gener.pl.): (R.C.) any personal memorial of a reputed saint, to be held in reverence as an incentive to faith and piety: a memorial, a souvenir: a monument.—n.Rel′ic-mong′er, one who traffics in relics. [Fr.relique—L.reliquiæ—relinquĕre,relictum, to leave behind.]
Relict, rel′ikt,n.a woman surviving her husband, a widow. [L.relicta—relinquĕre.]
Relicted, rē-lik′ted,adj.(law) left bare, as land by the permanent retrocession of water.—n.Relic′tion, land left bare by water: the recession of water.
Relief, rē-lēf′,n.the removal of any evil: release from a post or duty, replacement: one who replaces another: that which relieves or mitigates: aid: assistance to a pauper, asoutdoor relief: a certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant at the death of the ancestor: (fine art) the projection of a sculptured design from its ground, aslow relief(bas-relief,basso-rilievo),middle relief(mezzo-rilievo), andhigh relief(alto-rilievo), according as the carved figures project very little, in a moderate degree, or in a very considerable degree from the background: a work of art executed in relief: (her.) the supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides: the condition of land surfaces as regards elevations and depressions—as indicated in aRelief′-map, in which the form of the country is expressed by elevations and depressions of the material used.—ns.Relief′-perspec′tive, the art of applying the principles of perspective to relief in painting and sculpture, in theatrical settings, &c.;Relief′-work, public work to provide employment for the poor in times of distress.—Relief Church, a body who left the Established Church of Scotland on account of the oppressive exercise of patronage, organised in 1761, uniting with the United Secession Church in 1847 to form the United Presbyterian Church. [O. Fr.relef—relever, to raise up—L.re-, again,levāre, to raise.]
Relieve, rē-lēv′,v.t.to remove from that which weighs down or depresses: to lessen: to ease: to help: to release: to support: to mitigate: to raise the siege of: (art) to set off by contrast: (law) to redress.—adj.Reliev′able.—n.Reliev′er, one who, or that which, relieves: (slang) a garment kept for being lent out.—adj.Reliev′ing, serving to relieve: (naut.) a temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel in a storm.—Relieving arch, an arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight;Relieving officer, a salaried official who superintends the relief of the poor. [O. Fr.relever, to raise again—L.relevāre—re-, again,levāre, to raise—levis, light.]
Relievo,Rilievo, rē-lyā′vō,n.SeeAlto-relievo,Bas-relief.
Relight, rē-līt′,v.t.andv.i.to light or take light anew.
Religion, rē-lij′un,n.the recognition of supernatural powers and of the duty lying upon man to yield obedience to these: the performance of our duties of love and obedience towards God: piety: any system of faith and worship: sense of obligation or duty.—ns.Relig′ioner,Relig′ionary.—v.t.Relig′ionise, to imbue with religion.—v.i.to make profession of religion.—ns.Relig′ionism,Religios′ity, religiousness, religious sentimentality;Relig′ionist, one attached to a religion: a bigot.—adj.Relig′ionless, having no religion.—adv.Religiō′so(mus.), in a devotional manner.—Established religion, that form which is officially recognised by the state;Natural religion, that religion which is derived from nature and not revelation;Revealed religion, that which is derived from positive revelation by divinely inspired Scripture, or otherwise. [L.religio,-onis—re-, back,ligāre,to bind.]
Religious, rē-lij′us,adj.pertaining to religion: concerned with or set apart to religion, as a religious society, religious books: pious: godly: (R.C.) bound to a monastic life: strict.—n.one bound by monastic vows.—ns.Religieuse(rė-lē-zhi-ėz′),a nun;Religieux(rė-lē-zhi-ė′),a monk.—adv.Relig′iously.—n.Relig′iousness, the state of being religious.
Relinquish, rē-ling′kwish,v.t.to abandon: to give up: to renounce a claim to.—adj.Relin′quent, relinquishing.—ns.Relin′quisher;Relin′quishment, act of giving up. [O. Fr.relinquir—L.relinquĕre,relictum—re-, away from,linquĕre, to leave.]
Reliquary, rel′i-kwā-ri,n.a small chest or casket for holding relics: (law) one who owes a balance.—AlsoReliquaire′. [Fr.reliquaire; cf.Relic.]
Relique, re-lēk′,n.a relic.—n.pl.Reliquiæ(rē-lik′wi-ē),remains, esp. of fossil organisms: (archæology) artifacts, or things made or modified by human art.
Reliquidate, rē-lik′wi-dāt,v.t.to adjust anew.—n.Reliquidā′tion.
Relish, rel′ish,v.t.to like the taste of: to be pleased with: to enjoy.—v.i.to have an agreeable taste: to give pleasure.—n.an agreeable peculiar taste or quality: enjoyable quality: power of pleasing: inclination or taste for: appetite: just enough to give a flavour: a sauce.—adj.Rel′ishable. [O. Fr.relecher, to lick again, fromre-, again,lecher—L.re-, again, and Old High Ger.lechōn, lick.]
Relisten, rē-lis′n,v.i.to listen again or anew.
Relive, rē-liv′,v.i.to live again.—v.t.(Spens.) to bring back to life.
Reload, rē-lōd′,v.t.to load again.
Relocate, rē-lō′kāt,v.t.to locate again.—n.Relocā′tion, the act of relocating: renewal of a lease.
Relove, rē-luv′,v.t.to love in return.
Relucent, rē-lū′sent,adj.shining: bright.
Reluctant, rē-luk′tant,adj.struggling or striving against: unwilling: disinclined.—v.i.Rēluct′, to make resistance.—ns.Reluc′tance,Reluc′tancy, state of being reluctant: unwillingness.—adv.Reluc′tantly.—v.i.Reluc′tāte, to be reluctant.—n.Reluctā′tion, repugnance. [L.reluctans,-antis, pr.p. ofreluctāri—re-, against,luctāri, to struggle.]
Relume, rē-lūm′,v.t.to light anew, to rekindle:—pr.p.relūm′ing;pa.p.relūmed′.—v.t.Relū′mine(Shak.), to relume, light anew. [Fr.relumer—L.re-, again,lumen, light.]
Rely, rē-lī′,v.i.to rest or repose: to have full confidence in: to lean:—pa.t.andpa.p.relied′.—n.Relī′er. [Acc. to Skeat, compounded fromre-, back, andlie, to rest. Others explain as O. Fr.relier—L.religāre, to bind back.]
Remain, rē-mān′,v.i.to stay or be left behind: to continue in the same place: to be left after or out of a greater number: to continue in an unchanged form or condition: to last.—n.stay: abode: what is left, esp. inpl.Remains′, a corpse: the literary productions of one dead.—n.Remain′der, that which remains or is left behind after the removal of a part: the balance: an interest in an estate to come into effect after a certain other event happens: that which remains of an edition when the sale of a book has practically ceased.—adj.left over. [O. Fr.remaindre—L.remanēre—re-, back,manēre, to stay.]
Remake, rē-māk′,v.t.to make anew.
Remanation, rē-ma-nā′shun,n.the act of returning: reabsorption. [L.remanāre,-ātum, to flow back.]
Remand, rē-mand,v.t.to recommit or send back.—n.state or act of being remanded or recommitted, as a prisoner.—n.Rem′anence,Rem′anency, permanence.—adj.Rem′anent, remaining: (Scot.) additional.—ns.Remanes′cence, a residuum;Rem′anet, a postponed case. [O. Fr.remander—L.remandāre—re-, back,mandāre, to order.]
Remark, rē-märk′,v.t.to mark or take notice of: to express what one thinks or sees: to say.—n.words regarding anything: notice: any distinguishing mark on an engraving or etching indicating a certain state of the plate before completion, also a print or proof bearing this special remark—alsoRemarque′.—adj.Remark′able, deserving remark or notice: distinguished: famous: that may excite admiration or wonder: strange: extraordinary.—n.Remark′ableness.—adv.Remark′ably.—adj.Remarked′, conspicuous: bearing a remark, as an etching.—n.Remark′er. [O. Fr.remarquer—re-, inten.,marquer, to mark.]
Re-mark, rē-märk′,v.t.to mark a second time.
Remarry, rē-mar′i,v.t.to marry again.—n.Remarr′iage.
Remasticate, rē-mas′ti-kāt,v.t.to ruminate.—n.Remasticā′tion.
Remblai, rong-blā′,n.(fort.) the materials used to form the rampart and parapet: the mass of earth brought to form a railway embankment, &c. [Fr.]
Remble, rem′bl,v.t.(prov.) to remove.
Rembrandtesque, rem-bran-tesk′,adj.likeRembrandt(1607-1669), esp. in his characteristic contrast of high lights and deep shadows, and in his treatment of chiaroscuro.—AlsoRem′brandtish.
Remeant, rē′mē-ant,adj.(rare) coming back. [L.remeāre—re-, back,meāre, to go.]
Remeasure, rē-mezh′ūr,v.t.(Spens.) to measure anew.
Remedy, rem′e-di,n.any medicine, appliance, or particular treatment that cures disease: that which counteracts any evil or repairs any loss—(obs.)Remēde′.—v.t.to remove, counteract, or repair:—pa.t.andpa.p.rem′edied.—adj.Remē′diable, that may be remedied: curable.—n.Remē′diableness.—adv.Remē′diably.—adj.Remē′dial, tending to remedy or remove.—adv.Remē′dially.—adjs.Remē′diāte(Shak.), remedial;Rem′ediless, without remedy: incurable.—adv.Rem′edilessly.—n.Rem′edilessness.—p.adj.Rem′edying. [O. Fr.remede—L.remedium—re-, back,medēri, to restore.]
Remember, rē-mem′bėr,v.t.to keep in mind: to recall to mind: to recollect: (B.) to meditate on: (Shak.) to mention: to bear in mind with gratitude and reverence: to attend to: to give money for service done.—adj.Remem′berable, that may be remembered.—adv.Remem′berably.—ns.Remem′berer;Remem′brance, memory: that which serves to bring to or keep in mind: a memorial: the power of remembering: the length of time a thing can be remembered;Remem′brancer, that which reminds: a recorder: an officer of exchequer.—Remember one to, to commend one to. [O. Fr.remembrer—L.rememorāre—re-, again,memorāre, to call to mind—memor, mindful.]
Remercie,Remercy, rē-mėr′si,v.t.(Spens.) to thank. [O. Fr.remercier,re-, again,mercier, to thank,merci, thanks.]
Remerge, rē-mėrj′,v.t.(Tenn.) to merge again.
Remex, rē′meks,n.one of the flight-feathers of a bird:—pl.Rem′igēs. [L., 'a rower'—remus, an oar,agĕre, to move.]
Remiform, rem′i-form,adj.shaped like an oar.—adj.Rem′igable, capable of being rowed upon. [L.remus, an oar,forma, form,agĕre, to move.]
Remigia, rē-mij′i-a,n.a genus of noctuid moths.—adj.Remig′ial.
Remigrate, rē-mī′grāt,v.i.to migrate again.—n.Remigrā′tion.
Remind, rē-mīnd′,v.t.to bring to the mind of again: to bring under the notice or consideration of.—n.Remind′er, one who, or that which, reminds.—adj.Remind′ful, tending to remind: calling to mind.
Reminiscence, rem-i-nis′ens,n.recollection: an account of what is remembered: the recurrence to the mind of the past.—n.Reminis′cent, one who calls past events to mind.—adj.capable of calling to mind.—adjs.Reminiscen′tial,Reminis′citory, tending to remind. [Fr.,—Low L.reminiscentiæ, recollections—L.reminisci, to recall to mind.]
Remiped, rem′i-ped,adj.oar-footed.—n.one of an order of insects having feet adapted for swimming. [L.remus, an oar,pes,pedis, a foot.]
Remise, rē-mīz′,v.t.to send or give back: to release, as a claim.—n.(law) return or surrender, as of a claim: an effective second thrust after the first has missed: a livery-carriage. [O. Fr.,—Low L.remissa, a pardon—L.remittĕre,remissum, to remit.]
Remiss, rē-mis′,adj.remitting in attention, &c.: negligent: not punctual: slack: not vigorous.—adj.Remiss′ful, tending to remit or forgive: lenient.—n.Remissibil′ity.—adj.Remiss′ible, that may be remitted or pardoned.—n.Remis′sion, slackening: abatement: relinquishment of a claim: release: pardon: remission of sins: the forgiveness of sins.—adj.Remiss′ive, remitting: forgiving.—adv.Remiss′ly.—n.Remiss′ness.—adj.Remiss′ory, pertaining to remission. [O. Fr.remis—L.remissus, slack—remittĕre, to remit.]
Remit, rē-mit′,v.t.to relax: to pardon: to resign: to restore: to transmit, as money, &c.: to put again in custody: to transfer from one tribunal to another: to refer for information.—v.i.to abate in force or violence:—pr.p.remit′ting;pa.t.andpa.p.remit′ted.—n.(law) a communication from a superior court to one subordinate.—ns.Remit′ment, act of remitting;Remit′tal, a remitting: surrender;Remit′tance, that which is remitted: the sending of money, &c., to a distance: also the sum or thing sent;Remittēē′, the person to whom a remittance is sent.—adj.Remit′tent, increasing and remitting, or abating alternately, as a disease.—ns.Remit′ter, one who makes a remittance;Remit′tor(law), a remitting to a former right or title—(obs.)Remit′ter. [O. Fr.remettre—L.remittĕre,remissum—re-, back,mittĕre, to send.]
Remnant, rem′nant,n.that which remains behind after a part is removed, of a web of cloth, &c.: remainder: a fragment. [O. Fr.remenant, remainder.]
Remoboth, rem′ō-both,n.a class of isolated hermit societies in Syria which would be bound by no rule, after the regulation of monasticism by Pachomius and Basil—like the Sarabaites in Egypt.
Remodel, rē-mod′l,v.t.to model or fashion anew.
Remodification, rē-mod-i-fi-kā′shun,n.the act of modifying again.—v.t.Remod′ify, to mould anew.
Remolade, rē-mo-lad′,n.a kind of salad-dressing. [Fr.]
Remoleculisation, rē-mol-ek′u-lī-zā-shun,n.a rearrangement of the molecules leading to the formation of new compounds.
Remollient, rē-mol′i-ent,adj.mollifying.
Remolten, rē-mōlt′n,p.adj.melted again.
Remonetise, rē-mon′e-tīz,v.t.to restore to circulation in the form of money.—n.Remonetisā′tion.
Remonstrance, rē-mon′strans,n.strong statement of reasons against an act: expostulation.—adj.Remon′strant, inclined to remonstrate.—n.one who remonstrates.—adv.Remon′strantly.—n.pl.Remon′strants, the Dutch Arminians whose divergence from Calvinism was expressed in five articles in the Remonstrance of 1610.—v.i.Remon′strāte, to set forth strong reasons against a measure.—n.Remonstrā′tion.—adjs.Remon′strative,Remon′stratory, expostulatory.—n.Remon′strātor.—Grand Remonstrance, a famous statement of abuses presented to Charles I. by the House of Commons in 1641. [L.re-, again,monstrāre, to point out.]
Remontant, rē-mon′tant,adj.blooming a second time.—n.a flower which blooms twice in a season.
Remora, rem′ō-ra,n.the sucking-fish, a genus not far removed from mackerel: an obstacle: a stoppage: (her.) a serpent.
Remorse, rē-mors′,n.the gnawing pain of anguish or guilt: (obs.) pity, softening.—v.t.Remord′(obs.), to strike with remorse.—n.Remord′ency, compunction.—adj.Remorse′ful, full of remorse: compassionate.—adv.Remorse′fully.—n.Remorse′fulness, the state of being remorseful.—adj.Remorse′less, without remorse: cruel.—adv.Remorse′lessly.—n.Remorse′lessness. [O. Fr.remors(Fr.remords)—Low L.remorsus—L.remordēre,remorsum, to bite again—re-, again,mordēre, to bite.]
Remote, rē-mōt′,adj.moved back to a distance in time or place: far: distant: primary, as a cause: not agreeing: not nearly related.—adv.Remote′ly.—ns.Remote′ness;Remō′tion(Shak.), act of removing: remoteness. [Remove.]
Remould, rē-mōld′,v.t.to mould or shape anew.
Remount, rē-mownt′,v.t.andv.i.to mount again.—n.a fresh horse, or supply of horses.
Remove, rē-mōōv′,v.t.to put from its place: to take away: to withdraw: to displace: to make away with.—v.i.to go from one place to another.—n.any indefinite distance: a step in any scale of gradation, as promotion from one class to another, also a class or division: a dish to be changed while the rest remain: (Shak.) the raising of a siege, a posting-stage.—n.Removabil′ity.—adj.Remo′vable, that may be removed.—adv.Remo′vably.—n.Remo′val, the act of taking away: displacing: change of place: a euphemism for murder.—adj.Removed′(Shak.), remote: distant by degrees of relationship.—ns.Remo′vedness(Shak.), the state of being removed: remoteness;Remo′ver, one who removes: (Bacon) an agitator.—Removal terms(Scot.), Whitsunday and Martinmas. [O. Fr.,—L.removēre,remōtum—re-, away,movēre, to move.]
Rempli, rong-plē′,adj.(her.) having another tincture than its own covering the greater part. [Fr.]
Remplissage, rong-plē-säzh′,n.padding. [Fr.]
Remunerate, rē-mū′nė-rāt,v.t.to render an equivalent for any service: to recompense.—n.Remunerabil′ity, capability of being rewarded.—adj.Remū′nerable, that may be remunerated: worthy of being rewarded.—n.Remunerā′tion, reward: recompense: requital.—adj.Remū′nerative, fitted to remunerate: lucrative: yielding due return.—n.Remū′nerativeness.—adj.Remū′neratory, giving a recompense. [L.remunerāre,-ātum—re-, in return,munerāre, to give something—munus,munĕris, a gift.]
Remurmur, rē-mur′mur,v.t.to murmur again: to repeat in low sounds.—v.i.to murmur back.
Remutation, rē-mū-tā′shun,n.alteration to a previous form.
Renaissance, re-nā′sans,n.a new birth: the period (in the 15th century) at which the revival of arts and letters took place, marking the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world—hence 'Renaissance architecture,' &c.—adj.relating to the foregoing. [Fr.; cf.Renascent.]
Renal, rē-nal,adj.pertaining to the reins or kidneys.—n.Ren, the kidney:—pl.Renes(rē′nez).[L.renalis—renes, the kidneys.]
Rename, rē-nām′,v.t.to give a new name to.
Renard=Reynard(q.v.).
Renascent, rē-nas′ent,adj.rising again into being.—ns.Renas′cence,Renas′cency, the same asRenaissance.—adj.Renas′cible, capable of being reproduced. [L.renascens,-entis, pr.p. ofrenasci—re-, again,nasci, to be born.]
Renate, rē-nāt′,adj.(obs.) born again: renewed.
Renavigate, re-nav′i-gāt,v.t.to navigate again.
Rencounter, ren-kownt′ėr,Rencontre,räng-kong′tr,n.a meeting in contest: a casual combat: a collision.—v.t.to encounter. [Fr.rencontre.]
Rend, rend,v.t.to tear asunder with force: to split: to tear away.—v.i.to become torn:pa.t.andpa.p.rent. [A.S.rendan, to tear.]
Render, ren′dėr,v.t.to give up: to make up: to deliver, furnish, present: to cause to become: to translate into another language: to perform officially, as judgment: to cause to be: to reproduce, as music: to clarify: to plaster without the use of lath.—n.a surrender: a payment of rent: an account given.—adj.Ren′derable.—ns.Ren′derer;Ren′dering, the act of rendering: version: translation: interpretation;Rendi′tion, the act of surrendering, as fugitives from justice: translation.—adj.Rend′ible, capable of being yielded up, or of being translated. [O. Fr.rendre—L.reddĕre—re-, away,dăre, to give.]