Resorcin, rē-sor′sin,n.a colourless crystalline phenol.—adj.Resor′cinal.—n.Resor′cinism. [Fr.]
Resorption, rē-sorp′shun,n.the disappearance of an organ by absorption.—adj.Resorp′tive.
Resort, rē-zort′,v.i.to go: to betake one's self: to have recourse: to apply.—n.act of resorting: a place much frequented: a haunt: resource: company.—n.Resort′er, a frequenter.—Last resort, the last means of relief, the final tribunal—the Frenchdernier ressort. [Fr.ressortir—L.re-, back,sortīri, to cast lots—sors,sortis, a lot.]
Resound, rē-zownd′,v.t.to sound back: to echo: to praise or celebrate with sound: to spread the fame of.—v.i.to be sent back or echoed: to echo: to sound loudly: to be much mentioned.—ns.Resound′;Resound′er, a monotelephone.
Resource, re-sōrs′,n.a source of help: an expedient: (pl.) means of raising money: means of any kind: funds.—adj.Resource′ful, shifty.—n.Resource′fulness.—adj.Resource′less. [O. Fr.resource—resourdre—L.resurgĕre, to rise again.]
Resow, rē-sō′,v.t.to sow again.
Respeak, rē-spēk′,v.i.to speak again, echo.
Respect, rē-spekt′,v.t.to esteem for merit: to honour: to relate to: to regard unduly: to heed.—n.act of esteeming highly: regard: expression of esteem: deportment arising from esteem: relation: reference: point of view, any particular: (B.) good-will, also undue regard: partiality: reflection: decency: reputation.—n.Respectabil′ity, state or quality of being respectable.—adj.Respec′table, worthy of respect or regard: moderate in excellence or number: not mean or despicable: reputable: moderately well-to-do.—n.Respec′tableness.—adv.Respec′tably, moderately: pretty well.—adj.Respec′tant(her.), facing one another—said of figures of animals.—n.Respec′ter.—adj.Respect′ful, full of respect: marked by civility.—adv.Respect′fully.—n.Respect′fulness.—prep.Respec′ting, regarding: considering.—n.Respec′tion, respect.—adj.Respec′tive, having respect or reference to: relative: relating to a particular person or thing: particular.—adv.Respec′tively.—ns.Respec′tiveness;Respec′tivist(obs.), a captious critic.—adjs.Respect′less, regardless;Respec′tūous(obs.), causing respect: respectful.—Have respect of persons, unduly to favour certain persons, as for their wealth, &c.;In respect of, in comparison with;With respect to, with regard to. [O. Fr.,—L.respicĕre,respectum—re-, back,specĕre, to look.]
Respell, rē-spel′,v.t.to spell again, or in new form.
Resperse, rē-spers′,v.t.to sprinkle.—n.Resper′sion.
Respire, rē-spīr′,v.i.to breathe again and again: to breathe: to take rest.—v.t.to breathe out—in the higher animals there is an absorption of oxygen and a discharge of carbonic acid, also in plants.—n.Respīrabil′ity, quality of being respirable.—adj.Respīr′able, that may be breathed: fit for respiration.—n.Respīr′ableness;Respirā′tion, the function of breathing: relief from toil.—adjs.Respirā′tional;Respīr′ative.—ns.Res′pirātor, a network of fine wire for respiring or breathing through;Respiratō′rium, a gill-like organ used by certain insects to draw water from the air.—adj.Rēspi′ratory(orres′pi-rā-tō-ri),pertaining to, or serving for, respiration.—ns.Respīr′ing;Respirom′eter, an apparatus for supplying air to a diver under water.—Artificial respiration, respiration induced by artificial means. [Fr.,—L.respirāre—re-, sig. repetition,spirāre,-ātum, to breathe.]
Respite, res′pit,n.temporary cessation of anything: pause: interval of rest: (law) temporary suspension of the execution of a criminal.—v.t.to grant a respite to: to relieve by a pause: to delay.—adj.Res′piteless. [O. Fr.respit(Fr.répit)—L.respectus, respect.]
Resplendent, rē-splen′dent,adj.very splendid, shining brilliantly: very bright: (her.) issuing rays.—ns.Resplen′dence,Resplen′dency, state of being resplendent.—adv.Resplen′dently. [L.resplendēre—re-, inten.,splendēre, to shine.]
Resplit, rē-split′,v.t.to split again.
Respond, rē-spond′,v.i.to answer or reply: to correspond to or suit: to be answerable: to make a liturgical response: to be liable for payment.—v.t.to satisfy.—n.a versicle, &c., occurring at intervals, as in the responses to the commandments in the Anglican service: (archit.) a pilaster, &c., in a wall for receiving the impost of an arch.—ns.Respon′dence,Respon′dency, act of responding: reply: (Spens.) correspondence.—adj.Respon′dent, answering: corresponding to expectation.—n.one who answers, esp. in a law-suit: one who refutes objections.—ns.Responden′tia, a loan on the cargo of a vessel;Respon′sal, a liturgical response: a proctor for a monastery;Response′, a reply: an oracular answer: the answer made by the congregation to the priest during divine service: reply to an objection in a formal disputation: a short anthem sung at intervals during a lection;Responsibil′ity,Respon′sibleness, state of being responsible: what one is responsible for: a trust.—adj.Respon′sible, liable to be called to account or render satisfaction: answerable: capable of discharging duty: able to pay.—adv.Respon′sibly.—n.pl.Respon′sions, the first of the three examinations for the B.A. degree at Oxford, familiarly called 'smalls.'—adj.Respon′sive, inclined to respond: answering: correspondent.—adv.Respon′sively.—n.Respon′siveness, the state of being responsive.—adj.Responsō′rial, responsive.—n.an office-book containing the responsories.—adj.Respon′sory, making answer.—n.a portion of a psalm sung between the missal lections: the answer of the people to the priest in church service: a response book.—n.Respon′sūre(obs.), response. [Fr.,—L.respondēre,responsum—re-, back,spondēre, to promise.]
Ressaut, res-awt′,n.(archit.) a projection of one part from another. [Fr.,—L.resilīre, to leap back.]
Rest, rest,n.cessation from motion or disturbance: peace: quiet: sleep: the final sleep, or death: place of rest, as an inn, &c.: repose: release: security: tranquillity: stay: that on which anything rests or is supported: a pause of the voice in reading: (mus.) an interval between tones, also its mark: in ancient armour, a projection from the cuirass to support the lance: a quick and continued returning of the ball at tennis: in the game of primero, the final stake made by the player.—v.i.to cease from action or labour: to be still: to repose: to sleep: to be dead: to be supported: to lean or trust: to be satisfied: to come to an end: to be undisturbed: to take rest: to lie: to trust: (law) to terminate voluntarily the adducing of evidence: to be in the power of, as 'it rests with you.'—v.t.to lay at rest: to quiet: to place on a support.—n.Rest′-cure, the treatment of exhaustion by isolation in bed.—adj.Rest′ful(Shak.), being at rest, quiet, giving rest.—adv.Rest′fully, in a state of rest.—ns.Rest′fulness, the state or quality of being restful: quietness;Rest′-housea house of rest for travellers in India, a dak-bungalowRest′iness(obs.), sluggishness.—adj.Rest′ing-ow′ing(Scots law), indebted.—ns.Rest′ing-place, a place of security, or of rest, the grave: in building, a landing in a staircase;Rest′ing-spore, a spore which germinates after a period of dormancy;Rest′ing-stage,-state, a state of suspended activity, as of woody plants, bulbs;Rest′ing-while, a period of leisure.—At rest, applied to a body, means, having no velocity with respect to that on which the body stands. [A.S.rest,ræst; Ger.rast, Dut.rust.]
Rest, rest,n.that which remains after the separation of a part: remainder: others: balance of assets above liabilities.—v.i.to remain.—For the rest, as regards other matters. [Fr.reste—L.restāre, to remain—re-, back,stāre, to stand.]
Rest, rest,v.t.(coll.) to arrest.
Restant, res′tant,adj.remaining persistent.
Restate, rē-stāt′,v.t.to state again.—n.Restate′ment.
Restaur, res-tawr′,n.the remedy which assurers have against each other, or a person has against his guarantor. [Fr.]
Restaurant, res′tō-rang, orres′tō-rant,n.a house for the sale of refreshments: an eating-house.—n.Restaurateur(res-tō′ra-tėr),the keeper of a restaurant. [Fr.,—restaurer, to restore.]
Restem, rē-stem′,v.t.(Shak.) to force back against the current: to move back against, as a current.
Rest-harrow, rest′-har′ō,n.a half-shrubby plant with a spiny stem and tough, woody roots, common in ill-cleaned land: a small moth.
Restibrachium, res-ti-brā′ki-um,n.(anat.) the inferior peduncle of the cerebellum.—adj.Restibrā′chial.
Restiff, an obsolete form ofrestive.
Restiform, res′ti-form,adj.cord-like.—Restiform body, the inferior peduncle of the cerebellum. [L.restis, a net,forma, form.]
Restily, res′ti-li,adv.stubbornly, sluggishly.
Restinction, rē-stingk′shun,n.the act of extinguishing.—v.t.Resting′uish, to quench.
Restio, res′ti-ō,n.a genus of glumaceous plants.—n.Restioi′deæ.
Restipulate, rē-stip′ū-lāt,v.i.to stipulate anew.—n.Restipulā′tion.
Restitution, res-ti-tū′shun,n.act of restoring what was lost or taken away: indemnification: making good: (law) the restoration of what a party had gained by a judgment.—v.t.Res′titūte(obs.), to restore.—adj.Res′titūtive.—n.Res′titūtor. [L.restitutio—restituĕre, to set up again—re-, again,statuĕre, to make to stand.]
Restive, res′tiv,adj.unwilling to go forward: obstinate: jibbing back like a restive horse.—adv.Res′tively.—n.Res′tiveness. [O. Fr.restif—L.restāre, to rest.]
Restless, rest′les,adj.in continual motion: uneasy: passed in unquietness: seeking change or action: unsettled: turbulent.—adv.Rest′lessly.—n.Rest′lessness. [Rest, cessation from motion.]
Restore, rē-stōr′,v.t.to repair: to replace: to return: to bring back to its former state: to revive: to cure: to compensate: to mend: (mus.) to bring a note back to its original signification.—adj.Restōr′able, that may be restored to a former owner or condition.—ns.Restōr′ableness, the state or quality of being restorable;Restōrā′tion, act of restoring: replacement: recovery: revival: reparation: renewal: restoration of a building to its original design: (theol.) receiving of a sinner to the divine favour: the final recovery of all men: (palæont.) the proper adjustment of the bones of an extinct animal;Restōrā′tionist, one who holds the belief that after a purgation all wicked men and angels will be restored to the favour of God, a universalist.—adj.Restōr′ative, able or tending to restore, esp. to strength and vigour.—n.a medicine that restores.—adv.Restōr′atively.—ns.Restōre′ment;Restōr′er.—The Restoration, the re-establishment of the monarchy with the return of Charles II. in 1660. [Fr.restaurer—L.restaurāre,-ātum—re-, again, rootstāre, to stand.]
Restrain, rē-strān′,v.t.to hold back: to check: to withhold, to forbid: to hinder: to limit.—adj.Restrain′able, capable of being restrained.—adv.Restrain′edly.—n.Restrain′er(phot.), a chemical used to retard the act of the developer in an overexposed plate, &c.—p.adj.Restrain′ing.—ns.Restrain′ment;Restraint′, act of restraining: state of being restrained: want of liberty: limitation: hinderance: reserve;Restraint′-bed,-chair, used for the insane. [O. Fr.restraindre—L.restringĕre,restrictum—re-, back,stringĕre, to draw tightly.]
Restrengthen, rē-strength′n,v.t.to strengthen anew.
Restriall, rē-strī′al,adj.(her.) divided barwise, palewise, and pilewise.
Restrict, rē-strikt′,v.t.to limit: to confine: to repress: to attach limitations.—adv.Restric′tedly.—n.Restric′tion, act of restricting: limitation: confinement.—adj.Restric′tive, having the power or tendency to restrict: astringent.—adv.Restric′tively.—n.Restric′tiveness, the state or quality of being restrictive. [Restrain.]
Restrike, rē-strīk′,v.t.to strike again, as a coin.
Restringe, rē-strinj′,v.t.to contract: to astringe.—ns.Restrin′gend,Restrin′gent, an astringent.
Resty, rest′i,adj.(Spens.) restive: (Milt.) disposed to rest, indolent.
Resublime, rē-sub-līm′,v.t.to sublime again.—n.Resublimā′tion.
Resudation, rē-sū-dā′shun,n.a sweating again.
Result, rē-zult′,v.i.to issue (within): to follow as a consequence from facts: to rebound: to be the outcome: to terminate.—n.consequence: conclusion: decision: resolution, as the result of a council.—n.Resul′tance, act of resulting.—adj.Resul′tant, resulting from combination.—n.(phys.) a force compounded of two or more forces.—n.Resul′tāte(obs.), a result.—adjs.Result′ful, having results or effect;Resul′tive;Result′less, without result.—n.Result′lessness.—Resultant tone, a tone produced by the simultaneous sounding of two sustained tones;Resulting force, a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. [Fr.,—L.resultāre—resilīre. Cf.Resilient.]
Resume, rē-zūm′,v.t.to take back what has been given: to take up again: to begin again after interruption.—adj.Resū′mable, liable to be taken back again, or taken up again. [L.resumĕre—re-, back,sumĕre,sumptum, to take.]
Résumé, rā-zū-mā′,n.a summing up: a summary.—v.t.Resume′. [Fr.,—L.resumĕre, to resume.]
Resummon, rē-sum′un,v.t.to summon again: to recover.—n.Resumm′ons, a second summons.
Resumption, rē-zump′shun,n.act of resuming or taking back again, as the resumption of a grant: the return to special payments.—adj.Resump′tive.—n.a restoring medicine.
Resupinate, rē-sū′pin-āt,adj.lying on the back: (bot.) inverted in position by a twisting of the stalk upside down—alsoResūpine′.—n.Resupinā′tion. [L.resupinatus, pa.p. pass. ofresupināre, to bend back—re-, back,supinus, bent backward.]
Resurge, rē-surj′,v.i.to rise again.—n.Resur′gence.—adj.Resur′gent, rising again or from the dead.—v.t.Resurrect′(coll.), to restore to life.—n.Resurrec′tion, the rising again from the dead: the life thereafter: a restoration: body-snatching.—adj.Resurrec′tionary.—v.t.Resurrec′tionise.—ns.Resurrec′tionist,Resurrec′tion-man, one who steals bodies from the grave for dissection. [L.re-, again,surgĕre,surrectum, to rise.]
Resurprise, rē-sur-prīz′,n.a second surprise.
Resurvey, rē-sur-vā′,v.t.to survey again, to review.—n.a second or renewed survey.
Resuscitate, rē-sus′i-tāt,v.t.to revive, to revivify.—v.i.to revive: to awaken and come to life again.—adjs.Resus′citable;Resus′citant.—n.one who, or that which, resuscitates.—n.Resuscitā′tion, act of reviving from a state of apparent death: state of being revivified.—adj.Resus′citātive, tending to resuscitate: reviving: revivifying: reanimating.—n.Resus′citātor, one who resuscitates.—Resuscitative faculty, the reproductive faculty of the mind. [L.re-, again,suscitāre—sus-,sub-, from beneath,citāre, to put into quick motion—ciēre, to make to go.]
Ret, ret,v.t.to expose hemp, jute, &c. to moisture.
Retable, rē-tā′bl,n.a shelf behind the altar for the display of lights, vases of flowers, &c. [Fr.]
Retail, rē-tāl′,v.t.to sell or deal out in small parts: to sell in broken parts, or at second hand: to hand down by report.—adj.pertaining to retail.—ns.Rē′tail, the sale of goods in small quantities;Retail′er;Retail′ment. [Fr.retailler, to cut again—re-, again,tailler, to cut.]
Retaille, rė-ta-lyā′,adj.(her.) cut or divided twice.
Retain, rē-tān′,v.t.to keep in possession: to detain: to employ by a fee paid: to restrain: to keep up, as to retain a custom: to keep in mind.—adj.Retain′able, that may be retained.—ns.Retain′er, one who is retained or kept in service: a dependant, but higher than a servant: a sutler: a retaining fee;Retain′ership;Retain′ment.—Retaining fee, the advance fee paid to a lawyer to defend a cause;Retaining wall, a wall to prevent a bank from slipping down.—General retainer, a fee to secure a priority of claim on a counsel's services;Special retainer, a fee for a particular case. [Fr.,—L.retinēre—re-, back,tenēre, to hold.]
Retake, rē-tāk′,v.t.to take or receive again: to recapture.
Retaliate, rē-tal′i-āt,v.t.to return like for like: to repay.—v.i.to return like for like.—n.Retaliā′tion, act of retaliating: 'lex talionis:' retribution.—adjs.Retal′iātive,Retal′iātory, returning like for like. [L.retaliāre,-ātum—re-, in return,talio,-onis, like for like—talis, of such a kind.]
Retama, re-tä′mä, or re-tā′mä,n.a group of yellow-flowered shrubs, with rush-like branches.
Retard, rē-tärd′,v.t.to keep back: to delay: to defer.—adj.Retar′dant.—n.Retardā′tion, delay: hinderance: obstacle: (phys.) a continuous decrement in velocity: in acoustics, the distance by which one wave is behind another: (mus.) the act of diminishing the rate of speed: (teleg.) decrease in the speed of telegraph signalling.—adjs.Retar′dātive, tending or serving to retard;Retar′dātory.—ns.Retar′der;Retard′ment.—Retardation of mean solar time, the change of the sun's right ascension in a sidereal day. [Fr.,—L.retardāre—re-, inten.,tardāre, to make slow—tardus, slow.]
Retch, rech,v.i.to try to vomit: to strain: to reach. [A.S.hrǽcan—hrǽc, a cough; Ice.hrækja.]
Retchless, rech′les,adj.(obs.) reckless.—adv.Retch′lessly.—n.Retch′lessness.
Rete, rē′tē,n.a network of blood-vessels, a plexus.—adjs.Retē′cious;Rē′tial.
Retection, rē-tek′shun,n.the act of disclosing something concealed.
Retell, rē-tel′,v.t.to tell again.
Retention, rē-ten′shun,n.act or power of retaining: memory: restraint: custody: preservation: (med.) power of retaining, inability to void: (Scots law) a lien, the right of withholding a debt until a debt due to the claimant is paid.—n.Retent′, that which is retained.—adj.Reten′tive, having power to retain.—adv.Reten′tively.—ns.Reten′tiveness,Retentiv′ity;Reten′tor, a muscle which serves to retain an organ in place.—Magnetic retentiveness, coercive force.
Retepore, rē′te-pōr,n.a coral of the genusReteporidæ.
Retex, rē-teks′,v.t.to annul.
Retexture, rē-tekst′ūr,n.a second or new texture.
Retiary, rē′shi-ā-ri,adj.net-like: constructing a web to catch prey: provided with a net.—n.a gladiator who fights with a net—alsoRetiā′rius.—n.pl.Rē′tiāriæ, the spinning spiders. [L.retiarius—rete, a net.]
Reticence, ret′i-sens,n.concealment by silence: reserve in speech—alsoRet′icency.—adj.Ret′icent, concealing by silence: reserved in speech. [Fr.,—L.reticēre—re-,tacēre, to be silent.]
Reticle, ret′i-kl,n.Same asReticule.
Reticule, ret′i-kūl,Reticle,ret′i-kl,n.a little network bag: a lady's workbag: an attachment to a telescope consisting of a network of lines ruled on glass.—adj.Retic′ular, having the form of network: formed with interstices: (anat.) cellular.—ns.Reticulā′rē;Reticulā′ria, a genus of the myxomycetous fungi.—n.pl.Reticulariā′ceæ.—adjs.Reticulā′rian;Reticulā′rious.—adv.Retic′ularly.—adjs.Retic′ulary;Retic′ulāte,-d, netted: having the form or structure of a net: having veins crossing like network, as a reticulate leaf.—n.Reticulā′tion, a method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame.—adj.Retic′ulōse, finely reticulate.—n.Retic′ulum, a network: the second stomach of a ruminant: a southern constellation.—Reticular cartilage, a cartilage in which the matrix is permeated with elastic fibres;Reticular layer of skin, the deeper part of the corium;Reticulated glass, ware made from glass, in which one set of coloured lines meets with another;Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument with a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece;Reticulated moulding, a fillet interlaced in various ways;Reticulated work, masonry constructed with diamond-shaped stones. [L.reticulum—rete, net.]
Retiercé, rē-tyār′sā,adj.(her.) divided fesswise into three equal parts.
Retifera, rē-tif′er-a,n.the true limpet.
Retiform, rē′ti-form,adj.having the form or structure of a net. [L.rete, net,forma, form.]
Retina, ret′i-na,n.the innermost coating of the eye, consisting of a fine network of optic nerves.—adj.Ret′inal, pertaining to the retina of the eye.—n.Retinī′tis, inflammation of the retina. [Fr.,—L.rete, a net.]
Retinaculum, ret-i-nak′ū-lum,n.(anat.) a connecting band: one of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones of the larger joints: (zool.) one of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms: (bot.) a small viscid gland.
Retinalite, rē-tin′a-līt,n.a green translucent variety of serpentine.
Retinerved, rē′ti-nėrvd,adj.netted, veined.
Retinite, ret′i-nīt,n.pitch-stone or obsidian.
Retinoid, ret′i-noid,adj.resin-like.
Retinol, ret′i-nol,n.a hydro-carbon oil used in printers' ink.
Retinophora, ret-i-nof′ō-ra,n.a cell of the embryonic eye of anthropods.
Retinoscopy, ret′in-ō-skō-pi,n.examination of the retina with an ophthalmoscope.
Retinospora, ret-in-os′pō-ra,n.a genus of coniferous trees, in use for lawn decoration.
Retinue, ret′i-nū,n.the body of retainers who follow a person of rank: a suite: a cortege. [Retain.]
Retinula, rē-tin′ū-la,n.(entom.) a group of pigmented cells.—adj.Retin′ular.
Retiped, rē′tip-ed,n.having reticulated tarsi.
Retiracy, rē-tīr′ā-si,n.retirement.
Retirade, ret-i-räd′,n.a retrenchment in the body of a bastion which a garrison may defend. [Fr.]
Retire, rē-tīr′,v.i.to draw back: to retreat: to recede: to go to bed.—v.t.to withdraw from circulation, as to retire a bill: to cause to retire.—n.a call sounded on a bugle: act of retiring: retreat: (obs.) a place of retreat.—n.Retī′ral, the act of taking up a bill when due.—adj.Retired′, withdrawn: secluded: private: withdrawn from business.—adv.Retired′ly.—ns.Retired′ness;Retire′ment, act of retiring or withdrawing from society or from public life, or of an army: state of being retired: solitude: privacy.—p.adj.Retir′ing, reserved: unobtrusive: retreating: modest: given to one who retires from a public office or service.—Retired list, a list of officers who are relieved from active service but receive a certain amount of pay. [O. Fr.retirer—re-, back,tirer, to draw.]
Retitelæ, ret-i-tē′lē,n.pl.a group of spiders which spin irregular webs.—n.Retitelā′rian.
Retold, rē-tōld′,pa.t.andpa.p.ofretell.
Retorque, rē-tōrk′,v.t.(obs.) to turn back.
Retorsion, rē-tōr′shun,n.retaliation.
Retort.
Retort, rē-tort′,v.t.to throw back: to return: to retaliate: to separate by means of a retort.—v.i.to make a sharp reply.—n.a ready and sharp reply: a witty answer: a vessel used in distillation, properly a spiral tube.—p.adj.Retor′ted(her.), interlaced.—ns.Retor′ter;Retor′tion.—adj.Retor′tive.—n.Retort′-seal′er, an instrument for removing the encrustation in coal-gas retorts. [Fr.,—L.retortum, pa.p. ofretorquēre—re-, back,torquēre, to twist.]
Retoss, rē-tos′,v.t.to toss back.
Retouch, rē-tuch′,v.t.to improve, as a picture, by new touches.—n.the reapplication of the artist's hand to a work: (phot.) the act of finishing and correcting.—ns.Retouch′er;Retouch′ment.—Retouching frame, a desk formed of fine ground glass, used for retouching negatives.
Retour, rē-tōōr′,n.a returning: (Scots law) an extract from chancery of the service of an heir to his ancestor.—adj.Retoured′.
Retourn, rē-turn′,v.t.(Spens.) to turn back.
Retrace, rē-trās′,v.t.to trace back: to go back by the same course: to renew the outline of: to repeat.—adj.Retrace′able.
Retract, rē-trakt′,v.t.to retrace or draw back: to recall: to recant.—v.i.to take back what has been said or granted.—adjs.Retrac′table,Retrac′tible, capable of being retracted or recalled.—n.Retractā′tion.—p.adj.Retrac′ted(her.), couped by a line diagonal to the main direction: (bot.) bent back.—adj.Retrac′tile, that may be drawn back, as claws.—n.Retrac′tion, act of retracting or drawing back: recantation.—adj.Retrac′tive, able or ready to retract.—adv.Retrac′tively.—n.Retrac′tor, one who, or that which, retracts or draws back: in breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge-shell from the barrel: (surg.) an instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during operation: a bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw: (zool.) a muscle serving to draw in any part. [Fr.,—L.retrahĕre,retractum—re-, back,trahĕre, to draw.]
Retrad, rē′trad,adv.(anat.) backward.
Retrahens, rē′trā-henz,n.(anat.) a muscle which draws the ear backward.—adj.Rē′trāhent.
Retrait, rē-trāt′,n.(Spens.) a picture, a portrait: aspect.—adj.retired. [O. Fr.,—retraire, to draw back, to take a portrait—L.retrahĕre—re-, back,trahĕre, to draw.]
Retral, rē′tral,adj.back, posterior.
Retranché, re-trong-shā′,adj.(her.) divided bend-wise twice or into three parts.
Retransfer, rē-trans-fėr′,v.t.to transfer back.—n.Retrans′fer.
Retransform, rē-trans-form′,v.t.to transform or change back again.—n.Retransformā′tion, a second or renewed transformation: a change back to a former state.
Retranslate, rē-trans-lāt′,v.t.to translate anew: to translate back into the original languages.—n.Retranslā′tion.
Retransmission, rē-trans-mish′un,n.a repeated transmission.—v.t.Rē′transmit.
Retrate, rē-trāt′,n.(Spens.)=retreat.
Retraverse, rē-trav′ėrs,v.t.to traverse again.
Retraxit, rē-trak′sit,n.(law) the open renunciation of a suit in court.
Retreat, rē-trēt′,n.a drawing back or retracing one's steps: retirement: place of privacy: withdrawal: a place of security: a shelter: (mil.) the act of retiring in order from before the enemy, or from an advanced position: the signal for retiring from an engagement or to quarters: a special season of religious meditation.—v.i.to draw back: to recede: to consider: to retire, esp. to a place of shelter: to retire before an enemy or from an advanced position: in fencing, to move back so as to avoid the point of the adversary's sword: to slope back, as a retreating forehead.—ns.Retreat′er;Retreat′ment. [O. Fr.retrete—L.retractus, pa.p. ofretrahĕre.]
Retree, rē-trē′,n.in paper-making, broken or imperfect paper.
Retrench, rē-trensh′,v.t.to cut off or away: to render less: to curtail.—v.i.to live at less expense: to economise.—n.Retrench′ment, cutting off: lessening or abridging: reduction: economy: (fort.) a work within another for prolonging the defence. [O. Fr.retrencher(Fr.retrancher)—re-, off,trencher, to cut, which, acc. to Littré, is from L.truncāre, to cut off.]
Retrial, rē-trī′al,n.a repetition of trial.
Retribute, rē-trib′ūt,v.t.to give back: to make repayment of.—ns.Rētrib′ūter,-or;Retribū′tion, repayment: suitable return: reward or punishment: retaliation.—adjs.Rētrib′ūtive, repaying: rewarding or punishing suitably;Rētrib′ūtory. [L.retributio—retribuĕre, to give back—re-, back,tribuĕre, to give.]
Retrieve, rē-trēv′,v.t.to recover: to recall or bring back: to bring back to a former state: to repair: to search for and fetch, as a dog does game—alson.(obs.).—adj.Retriev′able, that may be recovered.—n.Retriev′ableness, the state of being retrievable.—adv.Retriev′ably.—ns.Retriev′al;Retrieve′ment;Retriev′er, a dog trained to find and fetch game that has been shot. [O. Fr.retreuver(Fr.retrouver)—re-, again,trouver, to find—Low L.tropare—L.tropus, a song—Gr.tropos, a trope.]
Retrim, rē-trim′,v.t.to trim again.
Retriment, ret′ri-ment,n.dregs. [L.retrimentum.]
Retroact, rē-trō-akt′,v.i.to act backward, or in return or opposition, or on something past or preceding.—n.Retroac′tion.—adj.Retroac′tive.—adv.Retroac′tively, in a retroactive manner: by operating on something past.—Retroactive law, a retrospective law. [L.retroactus,retroagĕre—retro, backward,agĕre,actum, to do.]
Retrobulbar, rē-trō-bul′bär,adj.being behind the eyeball.
Retrocede, rē-trō-sēd′,v.t.to go back: to relapse: to retire: to give back.—adj.Retrocē′dent.—n.Retroces′sion(med.), the disappearance of a tumour inwardly: a retreating outline: (Scots law) the act of retroceding, or giving back, as of a right by an assignee. [Fr.,—L.retrocedĕre,-cessum—retro, backward,cedĕre, to go.]
Retrochoir, rē′trō-kwīr,n.(archit.) an extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel.
Retroclusion, rē-trō-klōō′zhun,n.a method of using the pin in acupressure.
Retrocollic, rē-trō-kol′ik,adj.pertaining to the back of the neck.
Retrodate, rē′trō-dāt,v.t.to assign a date to a book earlier than its actual publication.
Retroduct, rē-trō-dukt′,v.t.to draw back: to withdraw.—n.Retroduc′tion.
Retroflex, rē′trō-fleks,adj.reflexed, bent backward—alsoRē′troflexed.—n.Retroflec′tion. [L.retro, backward,flectĕre,flexum, to bend.]
Retrofract,-ed, rē′trō-frakt, -ed,adj.(bot.) bent sharply back, so as to appear as if broken. [L.retro, backward,fractus, pa.p. offrangĕre,fractum, to break.]
Retrograde, ret′rō-, orrē′trō-grād,adj.going backward: falling from better to worse: contrary: (biol.) becoming less highly organised, as 'a retrograde theory:' swimming backwards, as many animals: (astron.) moving westwards relatively to the fixed stars.—v.i.to go backwards.—ns.Retrogradā′tion, deterioration;Rē′trogress, falling off;Rētrogres′sion, a going backward: a decline in quality or merit.—adjs.Rētrogres′sional,Rētrogress′ive.—adv.Rētrogress′ively.—n.Rētrogress′iveness. [L.retrogradus, going backward—retro, backward,gradi,gressus, to go.]
Retrolingual, rē-trō-ling′gwal,adj.serving to retract the tongue.
Retromingent, rē-trō-min′jent,adj.urinating backward.—n.Retromin′gency.—adv.Retromin′gently.
Retro-ocular, rē-trō-ok′ū-lar,adj.situated behind the eyeball.
Retro-operative, rē-trō-op′e-rā-tiv,adj.retrospective in effect.
Retroposition, rē-trō-pō-zish′un,n.displacement backward.
Retropulsion, rē-trō-pul′shun,n.a disorder of locomotion: repulsion.—adj.Retropul′sive.
Retrorse, rē-trors′,adj.turned back or downward—adv.Retrorse′ly.
Retroserrate, rē-trō-ser′āt,adj.(entom.) armed with minute retrorse teeth.
Retrospect, ret′rō-spekt, orrē′-,n.a looking back: a contemplation of the past: the past.—n.Retrospec′tion, the act or faculty of looking back on the past.—adj.Retrospec′tive.—adv.Retrospec′tively. [L.retrospectus, pa.p. ofretrospicĕre—retro, back,specĕre, to look.]
Retrosternal, rē-trō-ster′nal,adj.being behind the sternum.
Retrotarsal, rē-trō-tar′sal,adj.being behind the tarsus of the eye.
Retrotracheal, rē-trō-trā′kē-al,adj.being at the back of the trachea.
Retroussage, re-trōō-sazh′,n.a method of producing effective tones in the printing of etchings by skilful treatment of the ink in certain parts.
Retroussé, re-trōō-sā′,adj.turned up: pug.
Retrovaccinate, rē-trō-vak′si-nāt,v.t.to vaccinate a cow with human virus.—ns.Retrovaccinā′tion;Retrovac′cine.
Retrovene, rē′trō-vēn,adj.inclined backward.
Retrovert, rē′trō-vėrt,v.t.to turn back.—n.one who returns to his original creed.—n.Retrover′sion, a turning or falling back. [L.retro, backward,vertĕre, to turn.]
Retrovision, rē-trō-vizh′un,n.the power of mentally seeing past events.
Retrude, rē-trōōd′,v.t.to thrust back.—adj.Retruse′.—n.Retru′sion. [L.retrudĕre,retrusum.]
Retry, rē-trī′,v.t.to try again: to put on trial a second time.
Retting, ret′ing,n.the act or process of preparing flax for use by rotting the useless part of the plant.—n.Rett′ery. [Conn. withrot.]
Retund, rē-tund′,v.t.to blunt, as the edge of a weapon.
Return, rē-turn′,v.i.to come back to the same place or state: to answer: to retort: to turn back: to repeat: to revert: to recur: to reappear.—v.t.to bring or send back: to transmit: to give back: to repay: to give back in reply: to report: to give an account: to cast back: to reflect: to re-echo: to revolve: to restore: to requite: to return a call: to elect, as a member of parliament: in card-playing, to lead back in response to the lead of one's partner: in tennis, to bat the ball back over the net: in fencing, to give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.—n.the act of going back: revolution: periodic renewal: the act of bringing or sending back: restitution: repayment: the profit on capital or labour: a reply: a report or account, esp. official: (pl.) a light-coloured and mild kind of tobacco: (law) the rendering back of a writ to the proper officer: (mil.) the return of the men fit for duty: (archit.) the continuation in a different direction of the face of a building, as a moulding.—adj.Retur′nable, legally requiring to be returned.—ns.Return′-bend, a pipe-coupling in the shape of the letterU shape;Return′-car′go, a cargo brought back in place of merchandise previously sent out;Return′-check, a ticket for readmission;Return′-day, the day fixed when the defendant is to appear in court;Retur′ner;Retur′ning-off′icer, the officer who makes returns of writs, &c.: the presiding officer at an election.—adj.Return′less.—ns.Return′-match, a second match played by the same set of players;Return′-shock, an electric shock due to the action of induction sometimes felt after a lightning-flash;Return′-tag, a tag attached to a railway-car as evidence of its due arrival;Return′-tick′et, a ticket issued by a company for a journey and its return, usually at a reduced charge;Return′-valve, a valve which opens to allow reflux of a fluid in case of overflow. [Fr.retourner—re-, back,tourner, to turn—L.tornāre, to turn.]
Retuse, rē-tūs′,adj.(bot.) terminating in a round end, with a centre somewhat depressed. [L.retusus—retundĕre, to blunt.]
Retyre, rē-tīr′,n.(Spens.) retirement.
Retzia, ret′si-a,n.a genus of brachiopods.
Reune, rē-ūn′,v.t.(obs.) to reunite.—v.i.to hold a reunion.—adjs.Reū′nient;Reū′nitive.
Reunion, rē-ūn′yun,n.a union after separation: an assembly or social gathering. [Fr.réunion—re-, again,union, union.]
Reunite, rē-ū-nīt′,v.t.to join after separation: to reconcile after variance.—v.i.to become united again: to join again.—v.t.Reū′nify.—adv.Reunī′tedly.—n.Reuni′tion.—adj.Reū′nitive.
Reurge, rē-urj′,v.t.to urge again.
Reus, rē′us,n.(law) a defendant. [L.]
Reuse, rē-ūz′,v.t.to use again.—n.(rē-ūs′)repeated use.
Reutilise, rē-ū′til-īz,v.t.to make use of a second time.
Reutter, rē-ut′ėr,v.t.to utter again.
Rev., an abridgment ofReverend, in addressing clergymen, as 'Rev. Thomas Davidson;' deans are styled 'Very Reverend,' also principals of universities in Scotland, if clergymen, and the moderator of the General Assembly for the time being; bishops are styled 'Right Reverend,' and archbishops, 'Most Reverend.'
Revaccinate, rē-vak′si-nāt,v.t.to vaccinate again.—n.Revaccinā′tion.
Revalenta, rev-a-len′ta,n.the ordinary name of lentil-meal.
Revalescent, rev-a-les′ent,adj.beginning to grow well.—n.Revales′cence.
Revalue, rē-val′ū,v.t.to value again.—n.Revaluā′tion.
Revamp, rē-vamp′,v.t.to patch up again.
Reve, rev,v.i.(obs.) to dream. [Rave.]
Reveal, rē-vēl′,v.t.to unveil: to make known, as by divine agency: to disclose.—n.Revealabil′ity.—adj.Reveal′able.—ns.Reveal′ableness;Reveal′er;Reveal′ment, revelation.—Revealed religion, that which has been supernaturally revealed. [O. Fr.reveler(Fr.révéler)—L.revelāre—re-, back,velāre, to veil—velum, a veil.]
Reveal, rē-vēl′,n.(archit.) the square ingoing of a window, doorway, or the like, between the frame and the outer surface of the wall.—AlsoRevel′.
Revehent, rē′vē-hent,adj.carrying forth: taking away.
Reveille, re-vāl′ye,n.the sound of the drum or bugle at daybreak to awaken soldiers. [O. Fr.reveil—re-, again,esveiller, to awake—L.vigilāre, to watch.]
Revel, rev′el,v.i.to feast in a riotous or noisy manner: to carouse.—v.i.to draw back:—pr.p.rev′elling;pa.t.andpa.p.rev′elled.—n.a riotous feast: carousal: a kind of dance: a wake.—ns.Rev′el-coil,Rev′el-dash(obs.), a wild revel;Rev′eller, one who takes part in carousals: a low liver;Rev′el-mas′ter, the director of Christmas revels: the lord of misrule;Rev′elment;Rev′el-rout, lawless revelry;Rev′elry, riotous or noisy festivity. [O. Fr.reveler—L.rebellāre, to rebel.]
Revelation, rev-ē-lā′shun,n.the act of revealing: that which is revealed: the revealing divine truth: that which is revealed by God to man: the Apocalypse or last book of the New Testament.—adj.Revelā′tional.—n.Revelā′tionist.—adj.Rev′elātory. [Fr.,—L.revelatio—revelāre, to reveal.]
Revellent, rē-vel′ent,adj.causing revulsion.
Revenant, rev′ē-nant,n.one who returns after a long absence, esp. from the dead: a ghost. [Fr.]
Revenge, rē-venj′,v.t.to punish in return: to avenge.—v.i.to take vengeance.—n.the act of revenging: injury inflicted in return: a malicious injuring in return for an injury received: the passion for retaliation.—adj.Revenge′ful, full of revenge or a desire to inflict injury in return: vindictive: malicious.—adv.Revenge′fully.—n.Revenge′fulness.—adj.Revenge′less.—ns.Revenge′ment;Reveng′er.—adv.Reveng′ingly.—Give one his revenge, to play a return match with a defeated opponent. [O. Fr.revenger,revencher(Fr.revancher)—L.re-, in return,vindicāre, to lay claim to.]
Revenue, rev′en-ū (earlierrē-ven′ū),n.the receipts or rents from any source: return, as a revenue of praise: income: the income of a state.—n.Rev′enue-cut′ter, an armed vessel employed by custom-house officers in preventing smuggling.—adj.Rev′enued.—ns.Rev′enue-en′sign, a distinctive flag authorised in 1798 in United States;Rev′enue-off′icer, an officer of the customs or excise;In′land-rev′enue, revenue derived from stamps, excise, income-tax, &c. [Fr.revenue, pa.p. ofrevenir, to return—L.revenīre—re-, back,venīre, to come.]
Reverberate, rē-vėr′bėr-āt,v.t.to send back, echo: to reflect: to drive from side to side: to fuse.—v.i.to echo: to resound: to bound back: to be repelled: to use heat, as in the fusion of metals.—v.t.Reverb′(Shak.).—adj.Rever′berant, resounding, beating back.—n.Reverberā′tion, the reflection of sound, &c.—adj.Rever′berātive.—n.Rever′berātor.—adj.Rever′berātory.—Reverberatory furnace, a furnace in which the flame is reflected on the substance to be burned. [L.,—re-, back,verberāre,-ātum, to beat—verber, a lash.]
Reverdure, rē-ver′dūr,v.t.to cover again with verdure.
Revere, rē-vēr′,v.t.to regard with respectful awe: to venerate.—adj.Revēr′able, worthy of reverence.—n.Rev′erence, fear arising from high respect: respectful awe: veneration: honour: an act of revering or obeisance: a bow or courtesy: a title of the clergy.—v.t.to regard with reverence: to venerate or honour.—n.Rev′erencer.—adjs.Rev′erend, worthy of reverence: a title of the clergy (seeRev.): (B.) awful: venerable;Rev′erent, showing reverence: submissive: humble;Reveren′tial, proceeding from reverence: respectful: submissive.—advs.Reveren′tially;Rev′erently.—n.Re′verer, one who reveres.—Do reverence, to do honour;Make reverence, to worship;Saving your reverence, with all due respect to you. [O. Fr.reverer(Fr.révérer)—L.reverēri—re-, inten.,verēri, to feel awe.]
Reverie,Revery, rev′e-ri,n.an irregular train of thoughts or fancies in meditation: voluntary inactivity of the external senses to the impressions of surrounding objects during wakefulness: mental abstraction: a waking dream: a brown study.—n.Rev′erist. [O. Fr.resveri(Fr.rêverie)—resver,rever, to dream.]
Revers, re-vār′ (gener.rē-vēr′),n.that part of a garment which is turned back, as the lapel of a coat.
Reverse, rē-vėrs′,v.t.to place in the contrary order or position: to change wholly: to overthrow: to change by an opposite decision: to annul: to revoke, as a decree: to recall.—n.that which is reversed: the opposite: the back, esp. of a coin or medal: change: misfortune: a calamity: in fencing, a back-handed stroke: (her.) the exact contrary of what has been described just before, as an escutcheon.—adj.turned backward: having an opposite direction: upset.—n.Rever′sal, act of reversing.—adj.Reversed′, turned or changed to the contrary: inside out: (bot.) resupinate.—adv.Rever′sedly.—adj.Reverse′less, unalterable.—adv.Reverse′ly, in a reverse order: on the other hand: on the opposite.—ns.Rever′ser(Scots law), a mortgager of land;Rever′si, a game played by two persons with sixty-four counters;Reversibil′ity, the capability of being reversed, as of heat into work and work into heat.—adj.Rever′sible, that may be reversed, as in a fabric having both sides well finished.—ns.Rever′sing-cyl′inder, the cylinder of a small auxiliary steam-engine;Rever′sing-gear, those parts of a steam-engine by which the direction of the motion is changed;Rever′sing-lē′ver, a lever in a steam-engine which operates the slide-valve;Rever′sing-machine′, a moulding-machine in founding, in which the flask can be reversed;Rever′sing-mō′tion, any mechanism for changing the direction of motion of an engine;Rever′sing-shaft, a shaft which permits a reversal of the order of steam passage through the ports;Rever′sing-valve, the valve of a reversing-cylinder;Rever′sion, the act of reverting or returning: that which reverts or returns: the return or future possession of any property after some particular event: the right to future possession: (biol.) return to some type of ancestral character: return to the wild state after domestication.—adj.Rever′sionary, relating to a reversion: to be enjoyed in succession: atavic.—ns.Rever′sioner;Rever′sis, an old French game of cards in which the aim was to take the fewest tricks.—adj.Rever′sive.—n.Rever′so(print.), any one of the left-hand pages of a book.—Reverse a battery, to turn the current of electricity by means of a commutator;Reverse shell, a univalve shell which has its volutions the reversed way of the common screw;Reversionary annuity, a deferred annuity. [L.reversus, pa.p. ofrevertĕre, to turn back—re-, back,vertĕre, to turn.]
Revert, rē-vėrt′,v.t.to turn or drive back: to reverse.—v.i.to return: to fall back: to refer back: to return to the original owner or his heirs.—adjs.Rēver′tant(her.), flexed, bent twice at a sharp angle;Rēver′ted, reversed;Rēver′tible, that may revert or be reverted;Rēver′tive, tending to revert: changing: turning to the contrary.—adv.Rēver′tively, by way of reversion. [Fr.,—L.revertĕre.]
Revery. Same asReverie.
Revest, rē-vest′,v.t.(Spens.) to clothe again: to vest again in a possession or office.—v.i.to take effect again: to return to a former owner. [Fr.,—L.,—revestīre—re-, again,vestīre, to clothe.]
Revestiary, rē-ves′ti-ā-ri,n.an apartment in a church in which ecclesiastical garments are kept.
Revestu, rē-ves′tū,adj.(her.) covered by a square set diagonally, the corners of which touch the edges of the space covered. [O. Fr.]
Revesture, rē-ves′tūr,n.(obs.) vesture.
Revet, rē-vet′,v.t.(fort.) to face with masonry, &c., as an embankment with a steep slope.—n.Revet′ment, a retaining wall, a facing of stone, wood, &c. [Fr.revêtir, to reclothe.]
Revibrate, rē-vī′brāt,v.i.to vibrate back or in return.—n.Revibrā′tion.
Revict, rē-vikt′,v.t.(obs.) to reconquer.—n.Revic′tion, return to life, revival.
Revictual, rē-vit′l,v.t.to furnish again with provisions.
Revie, rē-vī′,v.t.to vie with, or rival: to stake a larger sum at cards: to outdo.—v.i.to exceed an adversary's wager in card-playing: to retort.
Review, rē-vū′,v.t.to re-examine: to revise: to examine critically: to see again: to retrace: to inspect, as a body of troops.—n.a viewing again: a reconsideration: a revision: a careful or critical examination: a critique: a written discussion: a periodical with critiques of books, &c.: the inspection of a body of troops or a number of ships: (law) the judicial revision of a higher court.—adj.Review′able, capable of being reviewed.—ns.Review′age, the work of reviewing;Review′al, a review of a book: a critique on a new publication;Review′er, an inspector: a writer in a review.—Court of Review, the court of appeal from the commissioners of bankruptcy. [Fr.revue, pa.p. ofrevoir—L.re-, again,vidēre, to see.]
Revigorate, rē-vig′or-āt,v.t.to give new vigour to:—pr.p.revig′orāting:pa.p.revig′orāted.—p.adj.Revig′orāted, endued with new vigour or strength. [L.re-, again,vigorātus,vigorāre—vigor, vigour.]
Revile, rē-vīl′,v.t.to reproach: to calumniate.—v.i.to speak contemptuously.—ns.Revile′ment, the act of reviling, reproach;Revil′er.—adv.Revil′ingly. [Pfx.re-, again, O. Fr.aviler, to make vile, froma—L.ad,vil—L.vilis, cheap.]
Revince, rē-vins′,v.t.(obs.) to refute, to disprove.
Revindicate, rē-vin′di-kāt,v.t.to reclaim, to claim what has been illegally taken away.—n.Revindicā′tion. [Low L.revindicāre,-ātum—L.re-, again,vindicāre,-ātum, to lay claim to.]
Revire, rē-vīr′,v.t.(obs.) to revive.—n.Revires′cence(Swinburne), renewal of youth or vigour.
Revise, rē-vīz′,v.t.to review and amend: to examine with a view to correction.—n.review: a second proof-sheet.—ns.Revī′sal,Revi′sion, review: re-examination;Revīsed′-ver′sion, a fresh English translation of the Bible, issued, the New Testament in 1881, the Old in 1885;Revī′ser,-or(print.), one who examines proofs;Revī′sing-barr′ister, a barrister appointed annually by the English judges to revise the list of voters for members of parliament, the revision generally taking place between August and October of each year.—adjs.Revi′sional,Revi′sionary, pertaining to revision.—n.Revi′sionist.—adj.Revī′sory. [Fr.reviser—L.revisĕre—re-, back,visĕre, inten. ofvidēre, to see.]
Revisit, rē-viz′it,v.t.to visit again.—ns.Revis′it;Revis′itant.—adj.revisiting.—n.Revisitā′tion.
Revitalise, rē-vī′tal-īz,v.t.to restore vitality to.—n.Revitalisā′tion.
Revive, re-vīv′,v.i.to return to life, vigour, or fame: to recover from neglect, oblivion, or depression: to regain use or currency: to have the memory refreshed.—v.t.to restore to life again: to reawaken in the mind: to recover from neglect or depression: to bring again into public notice, as a play: to recall, to restore to use: to reproduce: (chem.) to restore to its natural state.—n.Revīvabil′ity.—adj.Revī′vable, capable of being revived.—adv.Revī′vably.—ns.Revī′val, recovery from languor, neglect, depression, &c.: renewed performance of, as of a play: renewed interest in or attention to: a time of extraordinary religious awakening: restoration: quickening: renewal, as of trade: awakening, as revival of learning: (law) reinstatement of an action;Revī′valism;Revī′valist, one who promotes religious revivals: an itinerant preacher.—adj.Revīvalis′tic.—ns.Revīve′ment;Revī′ver, one who, or that which, revives: a compound for renovating clothes;Revivificā′tion(chem.), the reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its natural state.—v.t.Reviv′ify, to cause to revive: to reanimate: to enliven.—v.i.to become efficient again as a reagent.—adv.Revī′vingly.—n.Revivis′cence, an awakening from torpidity, after hibernation.—adj.Revivis′cent.—n.Revī′vor(law), the revival of a suit which was abated by the death of a party or other cause.—The Anglo-Catholic revival, a strong reaction within the Church of England towards the views of doctrine and practice held by Laud and his school (seeTractarianism). [O. Fr.revivre—L.re-, again,vivĕre, to live.]
Revoke, rē-vōk′,v.t.to annul by recalling: to repeal: to reverse: to neglect to follow suit (at cards).—n.revocation, recall: act of revoking at cards.—adj.Rev′ocable, that may be revoked.—ns.Rev′ocableness,Revocabil′ity.—adv.Rev′ocably.—n.Revocā′tion,arecalling: repeal: reversal.—adj.Rev′ocātory.—n.Revoke′ment(Shak.), revocation.—Revocation of the edict of Nantes, the taking away by Louis IV., in 1685, of the Huguenot privileges granted by Henry IV. in 1598. [Fr.,—L.revocāre—re-, back,vocāre, to call.]