1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.
2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden.I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11.To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.
Syn.— To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.
RENDRend, v. i.
Defn: To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split.Jer. Taylor.
RENDERRend"er (-r), n. Etym: [From Rend.]
Defn: One who rends.
RENDERRen"der (rn"dr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rendered (-drd);p. pr. & vb. n.Rendering.] Etym: [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-,re-, re- + dare to give. See Datetime, and cf. Reddition, Rent.]
1. To return; to pay back; to restore. Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. Spenser.
2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. I will render vengeance to mine enemies. Deut. xxxii. 41.
3. To give up; to yield; to surrender. I 'll make her render up her page to me. Shak.
4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute. Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. I. Watts.
5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. Shak.
9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
RENDERRen"der, v. i.
1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.]
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To pass; to run; — said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way. Totten.
RENDERRen"der, n.
1. A surrender. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A return; a payment of rent. In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demains. Blackstone.
3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] Shak.
RENDERABLERen"der*a*ble (rn"dr—b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being rendered.
RENDERERRen"der*er (-r), n.
1. One who renders.
2. A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered.
RENDERINGRen"der*ing, n.
Defn: The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically: (a) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text. Lowth. (b) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. (c) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. (d) The coat of plaster thus laid on. Gwilt. (e) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.
RENDEZVOUSRen"dez*vous (rn"d*voo or rn"-; 277), n.; pl. Rendezvouses (r.
Note: [Rare in the plural.] Etym: [F. rendez-vous, properly, render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.]
1. A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet. An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers. Sir W. Scott.
2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment. The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough. Clarendon.
3. A meeting by appointment. Sprat.
4. Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] Shak.
RENDEZVOUSRen"dez*vous (rn"d-voo or rn"-; 277), v. i. [imp. &. p. p.Rendezvoused (-vood); p. pr. & vb. n. Rendezvousing (-voo*ng).]
Defn: To assemble or meet at a particular place.
RENDEZVOUSRen"dez*vous, v. t.
Defn: To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled.Echard.
RENDIBLERend"i*ble (rnd"-b'l), a. Etym: [From Rend.]
Defn: Capable of being rent or torn.
RENDIBLERen"di*ble (rn"d-b'l), a. Etym: [See Render.]
Defn: Capable, or admitting, of being rendered.
RENDITION Ren*di"tion (rn-dsh"n), n. Etym: [LL. rendere to render: cf. L. redditio. See Render, and cf. Reddition.]
1. The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war. The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles of rendition. Evelyn.
2. Translation; rendering; version. This rendition of the word seems also most naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words in the same verse. South.
RENDROCKRend"rock` (rnd"rk`), n.
Defn: A kind of dynamite used in blasting. [U.S.]
RENEGADE Ren"e*gade (rn"-gd), n. Etym: [Sp. renegado, LL. renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See Negation, and cf. Runagate.]
Defn: One faithless to principle or party. Specifically: (a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith. James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ. Macaulay.
(b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter. Arbuthnot. (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
RENEGADORen`e*ga"do (rn`-g"d), n. Etym: [Sp.]
Defn: See Renegade.
RENEGATRen"e*gat (rn"-gt), n. Etym: [See Runegate.]
Defn: A renegade. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENEGATIONRen`e*ga"tion (rn`-ga"shn), n.
Defn: A denial. [R.] "Absolute renegation of Christ." Milman.
RENEGERe*nege" (r-nj" or r-ng"), v. t. Etym: [LL. renegare. See Renegade.]
Defn: To deny; to disown. [Obs.] Shak. All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the trith and thee unholy leagued. Sylvester.
RENEGERe*nege", v. i.
1. To deny. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Card Playing)
Defn: To revoke. [R.]
RENERVERe*nerve" (r-nrv"), v. t.
Defn: To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate.
RENEWRe*new" (r-n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reneved (-nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Renewing.] Etym: [Pref. re- + new. Cf. Renovate.]
1. To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to re In such a night Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Shak.
2. Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force; to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent.
3. To begin again; to recommence. The last great age . . . renews its finished course. Dryden.
4. To repeat; to go over again. The birds-their notes renew. Milton.
5. (Theol.)
Defn: To make new spiritually; to regenerate.Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Rom. xii. 2.
RENEWRe*new", v. i.
Defn: To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.
RENEWABILITYRe*new`a*bil"i*ty (—bl"-t), n.
Defn: The quality or state of being renewable. [R.]
RENEWABLERe*new"a*ble (r-n"-b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure.Swift.
RENEWALRe*new"al (-al), n.
Defn: The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty.
RENEWEDLYRe*new"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: Again; once more. [U.S.]
RENEWEDNESSRe*new"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being renewed.
RENEWERRe*new"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, renews.
RENEYERe*neye" (r-n"), v. t. Etym: [See Renay.]
Defn: To deney; to reject; to renounce. [Obs.]For he made every man reneye his law. Chaucer.
RENGReng (rng), n. Etym: [See Rank, n.]
1. A rank; a row. [Obs.] "In two renges fair." Chaucer.
2. A rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENIDIFICATIONRe*nid`i*fi*ca"tion (r-nd`-f-k"shn), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The act of rebuilding a nest.
RENIFORM Ren"i*form (rn"-frm; 277), a. Etym: [L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F. réniforme.]
Defn: Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf.
RENITENCE; RENITENCYRe*ni"tence, Re*ni"ten*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rénitence.]
Defn: The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.Sterne.We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability tothe cold and motionless fibers of plants. E. Darwin.
RENITENT Re*ni"tent (-tent), a. Etym: [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. rénitent.]
1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impluse by elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet renitent." Ray.
2. Persistently opposed.
RENNERen"ne (rn"ne), v. t.
Defn: To plunder; — only in the phrase "to rape and renne." See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENNERen"ne, v. i.
Defn: To run. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENNERRen"ner (-nr), n.
Defn: A runner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENNETRen"net (rn"nt), n. Etym: [F. rainette, reinette, perhaps fr. raine atree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. Cf.Ranunculus.] (Bot.)
Defn: A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette.Mortimer.
RENNET Ren"net, n. Etym: [AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan to curdle, coagulate. . See Run, v.]
Defn: The inner, or mucous, membrance of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk. [Written also runnet.] Cheese rennet. (Bot.) See under Cheese. — Rennet ferment (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment, present in rennet and in variable quantity in the gastric juice of most animals, which has the power of curdling milk. The ferment presumably acts by changing the casein of milk from a soluble to an insoluble form. — Rennet stomach (Anat.), the fourth stomach, or abomasum, of ruminants.
RENNETEDRen"net*ed, a.
Defn: Provided or treated with rennet. [R.] "Pressed milk renneted."Chapman.
RENNETINGRen"net*ing, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as 1st Rennet.
RENNINGRen"ning (rn"nng), n.
Defn: See 2d Rennet. [Obs.] Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they use it instead of renning, to turn milk. Holland.
RENOMEERe`no*mee" (r`n-m"), n. Etym: [F. renomm.]
Defn: Renown. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENOUNCE Re*nounce" (r-nouns"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Renounced (-nounst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Renouncing (-noun"sng).] Etym: [F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re- re- + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuncius, a messenger. See Nuncio, and cf. Renunciation.]
1. To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne.
2. To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear. This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shake patiently my great affliction off. Shak.
3. (Card Playing)
Defn: To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit. To renounce probate (Law), to decline to act as the executor of a will. Mozley & W.
Syn.— To cast off; disavow; disown; disclaim; deny; abjure; recant;abandon; forsake; quit; forego; resign; relinquish; give up;abdicate.— Renounce, Abjure, Recant.— To renounce is to make an affirmative declaration of abandonment.To abjure is to renounce with, or as with, the solemnity of an oath.To recant is to renounce or abjure some proposition previouslyaffirmed and maintained.From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace Can force me torenounce the honor of my race. Dryden.Either to die the death, or to abjure Forever the society of man.Shak.Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. Milton.
RENOUNCERe*nounce", v. i.
1. To make renunciation. [Obs.] He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. Dryden.
2. (Law)
Defn: To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled toletters of administration, to take out probate or letters.Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his sonCharles administered on June 10. W. D. Christie.
RENOUNCERe*nounce", n. (Card Playing)
Defn: Act of renouncing.
RENOUNCEMENTRe*nounce"ment (-ment), n. Etym: [Cf. F. renoncement.]
Defn: The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation. Shak.
RENOUNCERRe*noun"cer (r-noun"sr), n.
Defn: One who renounces.
RENOVATE Ren"o*vate (rn"-vt), v. t. Etym: [L. renovatus, p. p. of renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New, and Renew.]
Defn: To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.All nature feels the reniovating force Of winter. Thomson.
RENOVATIONRen`o**va"tion (-v"shn), n. Etym: [L.renovatio: cf. F. rénovation.]
Defn: The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovatedor renewed. Thomson.There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation ofthe world. Rabbler.
RENOVATORRen"o*va`tor (rn"-v`tr), n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. rénovateur.]
Defn: One who, or that which, renovates. Foster.
RENOVELRe*nov"el (r-nv"el), v. t. Etym: [F. renouveler to renew.]
Defn: To renew; to renovate. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENOVELANCERe*nov"el*ance (-ans), n.
Defn: Renewal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENOWMERe*nowme" (r-noum"), n.
Defn: Renown. [Obs.]The glory and renowme of the ancectors. Robynson (More's Utopia).
RENOWMEDRe*nowmed" (r-noumd"), a.
Defn: Renowned. [Obs.]
RENOWNRe*nown" (r-noun"), n. Etym: [F. renom. See Noun, and cf. Renown, v.]
1. The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; — always in a good sense. Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.
2. Report of nobleness or exploits; praise. This famous duke of Milan, Of whom so often I have heard renown. Shak.
RENOWN Re*nown" (r-noun"), v. t. Etym: [F. renommer to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L. nominare , fr. nomen a name. See Noun.]
Defn: To make famous; to give renown to. [Obs.]For joi to hear me so renown his son. Chapman.The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown. Pope.
RENOWNEDRe*nowned" (r-nound"), a.
Defn: Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." Milton. These were the renouwned of the congregation. Num. i. 61.
Syn. — Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See Famous.
RENOWNEDLYRe*nown"ed*ly (r-noun"d-l), adv.
Defn: With renown.
RENOWNERRe*nown"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who gives renown. [R.]
RENOWNFULRe*nown"ful (-fl), a.
Defn: Having great renown; famous. "Renownful Scipio." Marston.
RENOWNLESSRe*nown"less, a.
Defn: Without renown; inglorius.
RENSSELAERITERens"se*laer*ite (rns"se-lr-t), n. (Min.)
Defn: A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles.
RENTRent (rnt), v. i.
Defn: To rant. [R. & Obs.] Hudibras.
RENTRent,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Rend.
RENTRent, n. Etym: [From Rend.]
1. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear. See what a rent the envious Casca made. Shak.
2. Figuratively, a schim; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in the church.
Syn. — Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear; diaceration; break; fracture.
RENTRent, v. t.
Defn: To tear. See Rend. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RENTRent, n. Etym: [F. rente, LL. renta, fr. L. reddita, fem. sing. orneut. pl. of redditus, p. p. of reddere to give back, pay. SeeRender.]
1. Incone; revenue. See Catel. [Obs.] "Catel had they enough andrent." Chaucer.[Bacchus] a waster was and all his rent In wine and bordel hedispent. Gower.So bought an annual rent or two, And liv'd, just as you see I do.Pope.
2. Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.] Death, that taketh of high and low his rent. Chaucer.
3. (Law)
Defn: A certain periodical profit, whether in money, provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent for a farm, a house, a park, etc.
Note: The term rent is also popularly applied to compensation for the use of certain personal chattles, as a piano, a sewing machine, etc. Black rent. See Blackmail, 3. — Forehand rent, rent which is paid in advance; foregift. — Rent arrear, rent in arrears; unpaid rent. Blackstone. — Rent charge (Law), a rent reserved on a conveyance of land in fee simple, or granted out of lands by deed; — so called because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of conveyance, the land is charged with a distress for the payment of it, Bouvier. — Rent roll, a list or account of rents or income; a rental. — Rent seck (Law), a rent reserved by deed, but without any clause of distress; barren rent. A power of distress was made incident to rent seck by Statue 4 George II. c. 28. — Rent service (Eng. Law), rent reserved out of land held by fealty or other corporeal service; — so called from such service being incident to it. — White rent, a quitrent when paid in silver; — opposed to black rent.
RENT Rent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rented; p. pr. & vb. n. Renting.] Etym: [F. renter. See Rent, n.]
1. To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.
2. To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the tennant rents an estate of the owner.
RENTRent, v. i.
Defn: To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year.
RENTABLERent"a*ble (—b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being rented, or suitable for renting.
RENTAGERent"age (-j), n. Etym: [Cf. OF. rentage.]
Defn: Rent. [Obs.]
RENTALRent"al (-al), n. Etym: [LL. rentale, fr. renta. See Rent income.]
1. A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll.
2. A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental of ten thousand dollars a year.
RENTERente (rnt), n. Etym: [F. See Rent income.]
Defn: In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc.,, which represent government indebtedness.
RENTERRent"er (rnt"r), n.
Defn: One who rents or leases an estate; — usually said of a lessee or tenant.
RENTERRen"ter (rn"tr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rentered (-trd); p. pr. & vb. n.Rentering.] Etym: [F. rentraire; L. pref. re- re- + in into, in +trahere to draw.]
1. To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp; — said with reference to tapestry.
RENTERERRen"ter*er (-r), n.
Defn: One who renters.
RENTIERRen`tier" (rn`ty"), n. Etym: [F. See 5th Rent.]
Defn: One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.
RENUMERATE Re*nu"mer*ate (r-n"mr-t), v. t. Etym: [L. renumeratus, p. p. of renumerare to count over, count up; pref. re- re- + numerare to count. See Numerate.]
Defn: To recount.
RENUNCIATION Re*nun`ci*a"tion (r-nn`s-"shn or -sh-"shn; 277), n. Etym: [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.]
1. The act of renouncing.
2. (Law)
Defn: Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right.
Syn. — Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment; disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial; abandonment; relinquishment.
RENUNCIATORYRe*nun"ci*a*to*ry (r-nn"sh—t-r), a. Etym: [Cf. LL. renuntiatorius.]
Defn: Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a renunciation; as, renunciatory vows.
RENVERSE Ren*verse" (rn-vErs"), v. t. Etym: [F. renverser; L. pref. re- re- + in in, into + versare, v. intens. fr. vertere to turn.]
Defn: To reverse. [Obs.]Whose shield he bears renverst. Spenser.
RENVERSE; RENVERSERen*verse", or; Ren`ver`sé", a. Etym: [F. renversé, p. p. ] (Her.)
Defn: Reversed; set with the head downward; turned contrary to the natural position.
RENVERSEMENTRen*verse"ment (-ment), n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A reversing. [Obs.]
RENVOYRen*voy" (-voi"), v. t. Etym: [F. renvoyer.]
Defn: To send back. [Obs.] "Not dismissing or renvoying her." Bacon.
RENVOYRen*voy", n. Etym: [F. renvoi.]
Defn: A sending back. [Obs.]
REOBTAINRe`ob*tain" (r`b-tn"), v. t.
Defn: To obtain again.
REOBTAINABLERe`ob*tain"a*ble (—b'l), a.
Defn: That may be reobtained.
REOCCUPYRe*oc"cu*py (r-k"k-p), v. t.
Defn: To occupy again.
REOMETERRe*om"e*ter (r-m"-t$r), n.
Defn: Same as Rheometer.
REOPENRe*o"pen (r-"p'n), v. t. & i.
Defn: To open again.
REOPPOSERe`op*pose" (r`p-pz"), v. t.
Defn: To oppose again.
REORDAIN Re`or*dain" (r`r-dn"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- re- + ordain: cf. F. réordonner.]
Defn: To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective. Bp. Burnet.
REORDERRe*or"der (r-r"dr), v. t.
Defn: To order a second time.
REORDINATIONRe*or`di*na"tion, n.
Defn: A second ordination.
REORGANIZATIONRe*or`gan*i*za"tion (-gan—z"shn), n.
Defn: The act of reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as, reorganization of the troops.
REORGANIZERe*or"gan*ize (r-r"gan-z), v. t. & i.
Defn: To organize again or anew; as, to reorganize a society or an army.
REORIENTRe*o"ri*ent (r-"r-ent), a.
Defn: Rising again. [R.]The life reorient out of dust. Tennyson.
REOSTATRe"o*stat (r"-stt), n. (Physics)
Defn: See Rheostat.
REOTROPERe"o*trope (-trp), n. (Physics)
Defn: See Rheotrope.
REPRep (rp), n. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.]
Defn: A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
REPRep, a.
Defn: Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; - - applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
REPACERe*pace" (r-ps"), v. t.
Defn: To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.
REPACIFYRe*pac"i*fy (r-ps"-f), v. t.
Defn: To pacify again.
REPACKRe*pack" (r-pk"), v. t.
Defn: To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack beef; to repack a trunk.
REPACKERRe*pack"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who repacks.
REPAGANIZERe*pa"gan*ize (r-p"gan-z), v. t.
Defn: To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.
REPAIDRe*paid" (r-pd"),
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Repay.
REPAINTRe*paint" (r-pnt"), v. t.
Defn: To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.
REPAIR Re*pair" (r-pr"), v. i. Etym: [OE. repairen, OF. repairier to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater father. See Father, and cf. Repatriate.]
1. To return. [Obs.] I thought . . . that he repaire should again. Chaucer.
2. To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety. Chaucer. Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair. Pope.
REPAIR Re*pair", n. Etym: [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair to go.]
1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] Chaucer. The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. Clarendon.
2. Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.] There the fierce winds his tender force assail And beat him downward to his first repair. Dryden.
REPAIRRe*pair", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired (-prd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repairing.] Etym: [F. réparer, L. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare toprepare. See Pare, and cf. Reparation.]
1. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. Secret refreshings that repair his strength. Milton. Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. Wordsworth.
2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. Shak.
Syn.— To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.
REPAIRRe*pair", n.
1. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city. Sunk down and sought repair Of sleep, which instantly fell on me. Milton.
2. Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.
REPAIRABLERe*pair"a*ble (-*b'l), a.
Defn: Reparable. Gauden.
REPAIRERRe*pair"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends.
REPAIRMENTRe*pair"ment, n.
Defn: Act of repairing.
REPAND Re*pand" (r*pnd), a. Etym: [L. repandus bent backward, turned up; pref. re- re- + pandus bent, crooked.] (Bot. & Zool.)
Defn: Having a slightly undulating margin; — said of leaves.
REPARABILITYRep`a*ra*bil"i*ty (rp`-r-bl"-t), n.
Defn: The quality or state of being reparable.
REPARABLERep"a*ra*ble (rp"-r-b'l), a Etym: [L. reparabilis: cf. F. réparable.]
Defn: Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury.
REPARABLYRep"a*ra*bly, adv.
Defn: In a reparable manner.
REPARATIONRep`a*ra"tion (-r"shn), n. Etym: [F. réparation, L. reparatio. SeeRepair to mend.]
1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; — in this sense, repair is oftener used. Arbuthnot.
2. The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity. make reparation or reparations. I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able. Dryden.
Syn. — Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends; satisfaction.
REPARATIVERe*par"a*tive (r-pr"-tv), a.
Defn: Repairing, or tending to repair. Jer. Taylor.
REPARATIVERe*par"a*tive, n.
Defn: That which repairs. Sir H. Wotton.
REPARELRe*par"el (-l), n. Etym: [Cf. Reapparel.]
Defn: A change of apparel; a second or different suit. [Obs.] Beau &Fl.
REPARTEE Rep`ar*tee" (rp`3r-t"), n. Etym: [F. repartie, fr. repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to part, depart. See Part.]
Defn: A smart, ready, and witty reply.Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. Prior.
Syn.— Retort; reply. See Retort.
REPARTEERep`ar*tee", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reparteed (-td"); p. pr. & vb. n.Reparteeing.]
Defn: To make smart and witty replies. [R.] Prior.
REPARTIMIENTO Re`par*ti`mi*en"to (r`pr-t`m-n"t), n. Etym: [Sp., fr. repartir to divide.]
Defn: A partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an assessment of taxes. W. Irving.
REPARTOTIONRe`par*to"tion (r-pr-tsh"n), n.
Defn: Another, or an additional, separation into parts.
REPASSRe*pass" (r-ps"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + pass: cf. F. repasser. Cf.Repace.]
Defn: To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; to repass the sea.
REPASSRe*pass", v. i.
Defn: To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops passing and repassing before our eyes.
REPASSAGERe*pas"sage (r-ps"sj;48), n.
Defn: The act of repassing; passage back. Hakluyt.
REPASSANTRe*pas"sant (r-ps"sant), a. Etym: [Cf. F. repassant, p. pr.] (Her.)
Defn: Counterpassant.
REPASTRe*past" (r-pst"), n. Etym: [OF. repast, F. repas, LL. repastus, fr.L. repascere to feed again; pref. re- re- + pascere, pastum, topasture, feed. See Pasture.]
1. The act of taking food. From dance to sweet repast they turn. Milton.
2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." Denham. Go and get me some repast. Shak.
REPASTRe*past", v. t. & i.
Defn: To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast themwith my blood." Shak.He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting ofour minds. Milton.
REPASTERRe*past"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who takes a repast. [Obs.]
REPASTURERe*pas"ture (-ps"tr;135), n. Etym: [See Repast.]
Defn: Food; entertainment. [Obs.]Food for his rage, repasture for his den. Shak.
REPATRIATERe*pa"tri*ate (r-p"tr-t), v. t. Etym: [L. repatriare. See 1stRepair.]
Defn: To restore to one's own country.
REPATRIATION Re*pa`tri*a"tion (-"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. LL. repatriatio return to one's country.]
Defn: Restoration to one's country.
REPAYRe*pay" (r-p"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaid (-pd"); p. pr. & vb. n.Repaying.] Etym: [Pref. re- + pay: cf. F. repayer.]
1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. Shak.
2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; — in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. Rambler.
3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.
Syn. — To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.
REPAYABLERe*pay"a*ble (—b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind.
REPAYMENTRe*pay"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of repaying; reimbursement. Jer. Taylor.
2. The money or other thing repaid.
REPEAL Re*peal" (r-pl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repealed (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repealing.] Etym: [OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and. cf. Repel.]
1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.] The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself, And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. Shak.
2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law.
3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.] Whence Adam soon repealed The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton.
Syn. — To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
REPEALRe*peal", n.
1. Recall, as from exile. [Obs.] The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people Will be as rash in the repeal, as hassty To expel him thence. Shak.
2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.
REPEALABILITYRe*peal`a*bil"i*ty (—bl"-t), n.
Defn: The quality or state of being repealable.
REPEALABLERe*peal"a*ble (r-pl"-b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being repealed.— Re*peal"a*ble*ness, n.
Syn.— Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible.
REPEALERRe*peal"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.
REPEALMENTRe*peal"ment (-ment), n.
Defn: Recall, as from banishment. [Obs.]
REPEATRe*peat" (-pt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repeated; p. pr. & vb. n.Repeating.] Etym: [F. répéter, L. repetere; pref. re- re- + petere tofall upon, attack. See Petition.]
1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem. "I will repeat our former communication." Robynson (More's Utopia). Not well conceived of God; who, though his power Creation could repeat, yet would be loth Us to abolish. Milton.
2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again. [Obs.] Waller.
3. (Scots Law)
Defn: To repay or refund (an excess received). To repeat one's self, to do or say what one has already done or said. — To repeat signals, to make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters.
Syn. — To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse; recapitulate. See Reiterate.
REPEATRe*peat" (r-pt"), n.
1. The act of repeating; repetition.
2. That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc.).
3. (Mus.)
Defn: A mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance.
REPEATEDLYRe*peat"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: More than once; again and again; indefinitely.
REPEATERRe*peat"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically: (a) A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters. (b) A repeating firearm. (c) (Teleg.) An instrument for resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point. (d) A person who votes more than once at an election. [U.S.] (e) See Circulating decimal, under Decimal. (f) (Naut.) A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
REPEATINGRe*peat"ing, a.
Defn: Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. Repeating circle. See the Note under Circle, n., 3. — Repeating decimal (Arith.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. — Repeating firearm, a firearm that may be discharged many times in quick succession; especially: (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of the mechanism the charges are successively introduced from a chamber containing them into the breech of the barrel, and fired. (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel. See Revolver, and Magazine gun, under Magazine. — Repeating instruments (Astron. & Surv.), instruments for observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so constructed that the angle may be measured several times in succession, and different, but successive and contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation. — Repeating watch. See Repeater (a)
REPEDATION Rep"e*da"tion (rp`-da"shn), n. Etym: [L. repedare to step back; pref. re- re- + pes, pedis, foot.]
Defn: A stepping or going back. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
REPEL Re**pel" (r-pl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] Etym: [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. Pope. They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. Macaulay.
2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [He] gently repelled their entreaties. Hawthorne.
Syn.— Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
REPELRe*pel", v. i.
Defn: To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
REPELLENCE; REPELLENCYRe*pel"lence, Re*pel"len*cy, n.
Defn: The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
REPELLENTRe*pel"lent (-lent), a. Etym: [L. repellens, -entis, p. pr. ]
Defn: Driving back; able or tending to repel.
REPELLENTRe*pel"lent, n.
1. That which repels.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. Dunglison.
3. A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight.
REPELLERRe*pel"ler (-lr), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, repels.
REPENT Re"pent (r"pnt), a. Etym: [L. repens, -entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Prostrate and rooting; — said of stems. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Reptant.
REPENTRe*pent" (r-pnt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n.Repenting.] Etym: [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere tomake repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See Penitent.]
1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do. First she relents With pity; of that pity then repents. Dryden.
2. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction. Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt. Ex. xiii. 17.
3. (Theol.)
Defn: To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish. Luke xii. 3.
REPENTRe*pent", v. t.
1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. I do repent it from my very soul. Shak.
2. To feel regret or sorrow; — used reflexively. My father has repented him ere now. Dryden.
3. To cause to have sorrow or regret; — used impersonally. [Archaic] "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth." Gen. vi. 6.
REPENTANCERe*pent"ance (r-pnt"ans), n. Etym: [F. repentance.]
Defn: The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. Chaucer. Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. 2. Cor. vii. 20. Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion from sin to God. Hammond. Repentance is the relinquishment of any practice from the conviction that it has offended God. Sorrow, fear, and anxiety are properly not parts, but adjuncts, of repentance; yet they are too closely connected with it to be easily separated. Rambler.
Syn.— Contrition; regret; penitence; contriteness; compunction. SeeContrition.
REPENTANTRe*pent"ant (-ant), a. Etym: [F. repentant.]
1. Penitent; sorry for sin. Chaucer. Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood. Millton.
2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes. "Repentant sighs and voluntary pains." Pope.
REPENTANTRe*pent"ant, n.
Defn: One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.
REPENTANTLYRe*pent"ant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a repentant manner.
REPENTERRe*pent"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who repents.
REPENTINGLYRe*pent"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With repentance; penitently.
REPENTLESSRe*pent"less, a.
Defn: Unrepentant. [R.]
REPEOPLE Re*peo"ple (r-p"p'l), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + people: cf. F. repeupler.]
Defn: To people anew.
REPERCEPTIONRe`per*cep"tion (r`pr-sp"shn), n.
Defn: The act of perceiving again; a repeated perception of the sameobject.No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitaryreperception and ratification of what is fine. Keats.
REPERCUSS Re`per*cuss" (-ks"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repercussed (-kst");p. pr. & vb. n. Repercussing.] Etym: [L. repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re- re- + percutere. See Percussion.]
Defn: To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate. Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against. Evelyn.
REPERCUSSION Re`per*cus"sion (-ksh"n), n. Etym: [L. repercussio: cf. F. répercussion.]
1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. Hare.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
3. (Med.)
Defn: The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison.
4. (Obstetrics)
Defn: In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
REPERCUSSIVERe`per*cuss"ive (-ks"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. répercussif.]
1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison.
2. Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines." Bacon.
3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the repercussive roar." Thomson.
REPERCUSSIVERe`per*cuss"ive, n.
Defn: A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon.
REPERTITIOUSRep`er*ti"tious (rp`r-tsh"s), a. Etym: [L. reperticius. SeeRepertory.]
Defn: Found; gained by finding. [Obs.]
REPERTOIRERe`per`toire", n. Etym: [F. See Repertory.]
Defn: A list of drams, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform.
REPERTORY Rep"er*to*ry (rp"r-t-r), n. Etym: [L. repertorium, fr. reperire to find again; pref. re- re + parire, parere, to bring forth, procure: cf. F. répertoire. Cf. Parent.]
1. A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like.
2. A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse.
3. Same as Répertoire.
REPERUSALRe`pe*rus"al (r`p-rz"al), n.
Defn: A second or repeated perusal.
REPERUSERe`pe*ruse" (-rz"), v. t.
Defn: To peruse again. Ld. Lytton.
REPETEND Rep`e*tend (rp`-tnd"), n. Etym: [L. repetendus to be repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.] (Math.)
Defn: That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: — sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last repetend is 283.
REPETITIONRep`e*ti"tion (rp`-tsh"n), n. Etym: [L. repetitio: cf. F. répétition.See Repeat.]
1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to tire in repetition. Shak.
2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: The act of repeating, singing,
4. (Rhet.)
Defn: Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a deeper impression on the audience.
5. (Astron. & Surv.)
Defn: The measurement of an angle by successive observations with a repeating instrument.
Syn.— Iteration; rehearsal. See Tautology.
REPETITIONAL; REPETITIONARYRep`e*ti"tion*al. Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Of the nature of, or containing, repetition. [R.]
REPETITIONERRep`e*ti"tion*er (-r), n.
Defn: One who repeats. [Obs.]
REPETITIOUSRep`e*ti"tious (-tsh"s), a.
Defn: Repeating; containing repetition. [U.S.] Dr. T. Dwight.
REPETITIVERe*pet"i*tive (r-pt"-tv), a.
Defn: Containing repetition; repeating. [R.]
REPETITORRep"e*ti`tor (rp"-t`tr), n. Etym: [Cf. L. repetitor a reclaimer.](Ger.Univ.)
Defn: A private instructor.
REPINERe*pine" (r-pn"), v. i. Etym: [Pref. re- + pine to languish.]
1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe." Spenser.
2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind Pope.
REPINERe*pine", n.
Defn: Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
REPINERRe*pin"er (r-pn"r), n.
Defn: One who repines.
REPININGLYRe*pin"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With repening or murmuring.
REPKIERep"kie (rp"k), n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any edible sea urchin. [Alaska]
REPLACERe*place" (r-pls"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + place: cf. F. replacer.]
1. To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like. The earl . . . was replaced in his government. Bacon.
2. To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
3. To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document. With Israel, religion replaced morality. M. Arnold.
4. To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of. This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. Whewell.
5. To put in a new or different place.
Note: The propriety of the use of replace instead of displace, supersede, take the place of, as in the third and fourth definitions, is often disputed on account of etymological discrepancy; but the use has been sanctioned by the practice of careful writers. Replaced crystal (Crystallog.), a crystal having one or more planes in the place of its edges or angles.
REPLACEABILITYRe*place`a*bil"i*ty (—bl"-t), n.
Defn: The quality, state, or degree of being replaceable.
REPLACEABLERe*place"a*ble (r-pls"-b'l), a.
1. Capable or admitting of being put back into a place.
2. Admitting of having its place supplied by a like thing or an equivalent; as, the lost book is replaceable.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of being replaced (by), or of being exchanged (for); as, the hydrogen of acids is replaceable by metals or by basic radicals.
REPLACEMENTRe*place"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of replacing.
2. (Crystallog.)
Defn: The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes.
REPLAITRe*plait" (r-plt"), v. t.
Defn: To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and again.
REPLANTRe*plant" (rE-plnt"), v. t.
Defn: To plant again.
REPLANTABLERe*plant"a*ble (—b'l), a.
Defn: That may be planted again.
REPLANTATIONRe`plan*ta"tion (r`pln-t"shn), n.
Defn: The act of planting again; a replanting. [R.] Hallywell.
REPLEADRe*plead" (r-pld"), v. t. & i.
Defn: To plead again.
REPLEADERRe*plead"er (-r), n. (Law)
Defn: A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right ofpleading again.Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must begin de novo.Blackstone.
REPLENISH Re*plen"ish (r-pln"sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Replenished (-sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Replenishing.] Etym: [OE. replenissen, OF. replenir; L. pref. re- re- + plenus full. See Full, -ish, and cf. Replete.]
1. To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound. Multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28. The waters thus With fish replenished, and the air with fowl. Milton.
2. To finish; to complete; to perfect. [Obs.] We smothered The most replenished sweet work of nature. Shak.
REPLENISHRe*plen"ish, v. i.
Defn: To recover former fullness. [Obs.]The humors will not replenish so soon. Bacon.
REPLENISHERRe*plen"ish*er (-r), n.
Defn: One who replenishes.
REPLENISHMENTRe*plen"ish*ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of replenishing, or the state of being replenished.
2. That which replenishes; supply. Cowper.
REPLETE Re*plete" (r-plt"), a. Etym: [L. repletus, p. p. of replere to fill again, fill up; pref. re- re- + plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. replet corpulent. See Plenty, Replenish.]
Defn: Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding. "Hiswords replete with guile." Milton.When he of wine was replet at his feast. Chaucer.In heads repiete with thoughts of other men. Cowper.
REPLETERe*plete", v. t.
Defn: To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.]
REPLETENESSRe*plete"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being replete.
REPLETION Re*ple"tion (r-pl"shn), n. Etym: [L. repletio a filling up: cf. F. réplétion. See Replete.]
1. The state of being replete; superabundant fullness.The tree had too much repletion, and was oppressed with its own sap.Bacon.Replecioun [overeating] ne made her never sick. Chaucer.