The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1270
Syn. -- Argumentation; argument. -- Reasoning , Argumentation . Few words are more interchanged than these; and yet, technically, there is a difference between them. Reasoning is the broader term, including both deduction and induction. Argumentation denotes simply the former, and descends from the whole to some included part; while reasoning embraces also the latter, and ascends from a part to a whole. See Induction . Reasoning is occupied with ideas and their relations; argumentation has to do with the forms of logic. A thesis is set down: you attack, I defend it; you insist, I prove; you distinguish, I destroy your distinctions; my replies balance or overturn your objections. Such is argumentation . It supposes that there are two sides, and that both agree to the same rules. Reasoning , on the other hand, is often a natural process, by which we form, from the general analogy of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by subsequent experience.
Reasonist <Xpage=1196>
Rea"son*ist , n. A rationalist. [Obs.]
Such persons are now commonly called " reasonists " and " rationalists ," to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational inquirers. Waterland.
Reasonless <Xpage=1196>
Rea"son*less , a. 1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind .
Shak.
2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable.
This proffer is absurd and reasonless . Shak.
Reassemblage <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sem"blage (?) , n. Assemblage a second time or again.
Reassemble <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sem"ble (?) , v. t. & i. To assemble again.
Reassert <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sert" (?) , v. t. To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do so.
Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will reassert our claim to respectability in literature. Walsh.
Reassertion <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*ser"tion (?) , n. A second or renewed assertion of the same thing.
Reassessment <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sess"ment (?) , n. A renewed or second assessment.
Reassign <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sign" (?) , v. t. To assign back or again; to transfer back what has been assigned.
Reassignment <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sign"ment (?) , n. The act of reassigning.
Reassimilate <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sim"i*late (?) , v. t. & i. To assimilate again. -- Re`as*sim`i*la"tion (#) , n.
Reassociate <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*so"ci*ate (?) , v. t. & i. To associate again; to bring again into close relatoins.
Reassume <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sume" (?) , v. t. To assume again or anew; to resume. -- Re`as*sump"tion (#) , n.
Reassurance <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sur"ance (?) , n. 1. Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated.
Prynne.
2. (Law) Same as Reinsurance .
Reassure <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sure" (?) , v. t. 1. To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror.
They rose with fear, . . . Till dauntless Pallas reassured the rest. Dryden.
2. To reinsure.
Reassurer <Xpage=1196>
Re`as*sur"er (?) , n. One who reassures.
Reasty <Xpage=1196>
Reas"ty (?) , a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt meat. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser . -- Reas"ti*ness (#) , n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Reata <Xpage=1196>
Re*a"ta (?) , n. [Sp.] A lariat.
Reattach <Xpage=1196>
Re`at*tach (?) , v. t. To attach again. <-- the object reattached may have been an integral part which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to reattach a severed finger. -->
Reattachment <Xpage=1196>
Re`at*tach"ment (?) , n. The act of reattaching; a second attachment.
Reattain <Xpage=1196>
Re`at*tain" (?) , v. t. To attain again.
Reattainment <Xpage=1196>
Re`at*tain"ment (?) , n. The act of reattaining.
Reattempt <Xpage=1196>
Re`at*tempt" (?) , v. t. To attempt again.
Reaume <Xpage=1196>
Re`aume (?) , n. Realm. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
R\'82aumur <Xpage=1196>
R\'82`au`mur" (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Ren\'82 Antoine Ferchault de R\'82aumur ; conformed to the scale adopted by R\'82aumur in graduating the thermometer he invented. -- n. A R\'82aumur thermometer or scale.
&hand; The R\'82aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0° marks the freezing point and 80° the boiling point of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. Centigrade , and Fahrenheit . See Illust . of Thermometer .
Reave <Xpage=1196>
Reave (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reaved (?) , Reft (<?/) , or Raft (<?/) ( obs. ); p. pr. & vb. n. Reaving .] [AS. re\'a0fian , from re\'a0f spoil, plunder, clothing, re\'a2fan to break (cf. bire\'a2fan to deprive of); akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rj&umac;fa to break, violate, Goth. bir\'a0ubon to despoil, L. rumpere to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. &root;114. Cf. Bereave , Rob , v. t. , Robe , Rove , v. t. , Rupture .] To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic] . "To reave his life."
Spenser.
He golden apples raft of the dragon. Chaucer.
By privy stratagem my life at home. Chapman. <-- #sic. Obviously, something left out of this quote. -->
To reave the orphan of his patrimony. Shak.
The heaven caught and reft him of his tongue. Tennyson.
Reaver <Xpage=1196>
Reav"er (?) , n. One who reaves. [Archaic]
Reawake <Xpage=1196>
Re`a*wake" (?) , v. i. To awake again.
Rebanish <Xpage=1196>
Re*ban"ish (?) , v. t. To banish again.
Rebaptism <Xpage=1196>
Re*bap"tism (?) , n. A second baptism.
Rebaptisation <Xpage=1196>
Re*bap`ti*sa"tion , n. [Cf. F. rebaptisation .] A second baptism. [Obs.]
Hooker.
Rebaptize <Xpage=1196>
Re`bap*tize" (?) , v. t. [Pref. re- + baptist : of F. rebaptiser , L. rebaptizare .] To baptize again or a second time.
Rebaptizer <Xpage=1196>
Re`bap*tiz"er (?) , n. One who rebaptizes.
Rebarbarize <Xpage=1196>
Re*bar"ba*rize (?) , v. t. To reduce again to barbarism. -- Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion (#) , n.
Germany . . . rebarbarized by polemical theology and religious wars. Sir W. Hamilton.
Rebate <Xpage=1196>
Re*bate" (?) , v. t. [F. rebattre to beat again; pref re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate .] 1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak.
2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
Blount.
<-- 2 (b). To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of discounting. -->
Rebated cross , a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.
Rebate <Xpage=1196>
Re*bate" , v. i. To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.]
Foxe.
Rebate <Xpage=1196>
Re*bate" , n. 1. Diminution.
2. (Com.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.
Bouvier.
<-- 2 (b). A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as a method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by the manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the retailer by the purchaser. -->
Rebate <Xpage=1196>
Re*bate" , n. [See Rabbet .] 1. (Arch.) A restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet .
2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
Elmes.
3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
Elmes.
4. [Perhaps a different word.] A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [R.]
Elmes.
Rebate <Xpage=1196>
Re*bate" , v. t. To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet , v.
Rebatement <Xpage=1196>
Re*bate"ment (?) , n. [Cf. OF. rabatement , fr. rabatre to diminish, F. rabatre .] Same as 3d Rebate , v.
Rebato <Xpage=1196>
Re*ba"to (?) , n. Same as Rabato .
Burton.
Rebec <Xpage=1196>
Re"bec (?) , n. [F., fr. It. ribeca , ribeba , fr. Ar. rab\'beb a musical instrument of a round form.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow. [Written also rebeck .]
Milton.
He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note. Drayton.
2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Rebel <Xpage=1196>
Reb"el (?) , a. [F. rebelle , fr. L. rebellis . See Rebel , v. t. ] Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops .
Whoso be rebel to my judgment. Chaucer.
Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. Milton.
Rebel <Xpage=1196>
Reb"el , n. [F. rebelle .] One who rebels.
Syn. -- Revolter; insurgent. -- Rebel , Insurgent . Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them.
Rebel <Xpage=1196>
Re*bel" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rebelled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebelling .] [F. rebeller , fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose , and cf. Revel to carouse.] 1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion .
The murmur and the churl's rebelling . Chaucer.
Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord. Josh. xxii. 16.
2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel against your reason? Dryden.
Rebeldom <Xpage=1196>
Reb"el*dom (?) , n. A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively; also, conduct o<?/ quality characteristic of rebels.
Thackeray.
Rebeller <Xpage=1196>
Re*bel"ler (?) , n. One who rebels; a rebel.
Rebellion <Xpage=1196>
Re*bel"lion (?) , n. [F. r\'82bellion , L. rebellio . See Rebel , v. t. Among the Romans rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in war. It was a renewed war.] 1. The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistances to its officers and laws, either by levying war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt; insurrection.
No sooner is the standard of rebellion displayed than men of desperate principles resort to it. Ames.
2. Open resistances to, or defiance of, lawful authority.
Commission of rebellion (Eng. Law) , a process of contempt on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- non abolished. Wharton. Burrill.
Syn. -- Insurrection; sedition; revolt; mutiny; resistances; contumacy. See Insurrection .
Rebellious <Xpage=1196>
Re*bel"lious (?) , a. Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. "Thy rebellious crew." "Proud rebellious arms." Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly , adv. -- Re*bel"lious*ness , n.
Rebellow <Xpage=1196>
Re*bel"low (?) , v. i. To bellow again; to repeat or echo a bellow.
The cave rebellowed , and the temple shook. Dryden.
Rebiting <Xpage=1196>
Re*bit"ing (?) , n. (Etching) The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate by submitting it again to the action if acid.
Fairholt.
Rebloom <Xpage=1196>
Re*bloom" (?) , v. i. To bloom again.
Crabbe.
Reblossom <Xpage=1196>
Re*blos"som (?) , v. i. To blossom again.
Reboant <Xpage=1196>
Re*bo"ant (?) , a. [L. reboans , p. pr. of reboare ; pref. re- re- + boare to cry aloud.] Rebellowing; resounding loudly. [R.]
Mrs. Browning.
Reboation <Xpage=1196>
Re`bo*a"tion (?) , n. Repetition of a bellow. [R.]
Bp. Patrick.
Reboil <Xpage=1196>
Re*boil" (?) , v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + boil : cf. F. rebouillir .] 1. To boil, or to cause to boil, again.
2. Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.]
Some of his companions thereat reboyleth . Sir T. Elyot.
Reborn <Xpage=1196>
Re*born" (?) , p. p. Born again.
Rebound <Xpage=1196>
Re*bound" (?) , v. i. [Pref. re- + bound : cf. F. rebondir .] 1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo .
Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another. Sir I. Newton.
2. To give back an echo. [R.]
T. Warton.
3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse.
Pope.
Rebounding lock (Firearms) , one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
Rebound <Xpage=1196>
Re*bound" , v. t. To send back; to reverberate.
Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound . Dryden.
Rebound <Xpage=1196>
Re*bound" , n. The act of rebounding; resilience.
Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound . Dryden.
Rebrace <Xpage=1196>
Re*brace" (?) , v. t. To brace again.
Gray.
Rebreathe <Xpage=1196>
Re*breathe" (?) , v. t. To breathe again.
Rebucous <Xpage=1196>
Re*bu"cous (?) , a. Rebuking. [Obs.]
She gave unto him many rebucous words. Fabyan.
Rebuff <Xpage=1196>
Re*buff" (?) , n. [It. ribuffo , akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re- ) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.] 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. Milton.
2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Rebuff <Xpage=1196>
Re*buff" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rebuffed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing .] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
Rebuild <Xpage=1196>
Re*build" (?) , v. t. To build again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a city .
Rebuilder <Xpage=1196>
Re*build"er (?) , n. One who rebuilds.
Bp. Bull.
Rebukable <Xpage=1196>
Re*buk"a*ble (?) , a. Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; reprehensible.
Shak.
Rebuke <Xpage=1196>
Re*buke" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rebuked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuking .] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher ; perhaps fr. pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque , L. bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to stop, obstruct.] To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared. Dryden.
Syn. -- To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence. See Reprove .
<page="1197"> Page 1197
Rebuke <Xpage=1197>
Re*buke" (?) , n. 1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.
For thy sake I have suffered rebuke . Jer. xv. 15.
Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? Shak.
2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.]
L'Estrange.
To be without rebuke , to live without giving cause of reproof or censure; to be blameless.
Rebukeful <Xpage=1197>
Re*buke"ful (?) , a. Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke. [Obs.] -- Re*buke"ful*ly , adv. [Obs.]
Rebuker <Xpage=1197>
Re*buk"er (?) , n. One who rebukes.
Rebukingly <Xpage=1197>
Re*buk"ing*ly , adv. By way of rebuke.
Rebullition <Xpage=1197>
Re`bul*li"tion (?) , n. The act of boiling up or effervescing. [R.]
Sir H. Wotton.
Rebury <Xpage=1197>
Re*bur"y (?) , v. t. To bury again.
Ashmole.
Rebus <Xpage=1197>
Re"bus (?) , n. ; pl. Rebuses (#) . [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. F. r\'82bus . Cf. 3d things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. F. r\'82bus . Cf. 3d Real .] 1. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations.
&hand; A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill , had, embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf, and a well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well .
2. (Her.) A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms , under Canting .
Rebus <Xpage=1197>
Re"bus , v. t. To mark or indicate by a rebus.