Chapter 1317

Re*is"sue (r?*?sh"?) , v. t. & i. To issue a second time.

Reissue <Xpage=1212>

Re*is"sue , n. A second or repeated issue.

Reit <Xpage=1212>

Reit (r?t) , n. Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Reiter <Xpage=1212>

Rei"ter (r?"t?r) , n. [G., rider.] A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Reiteraut <Xpage=1212>

Re*it"er*aut (r?-?t"?r- a nt) , a. [See Reiterate .] Reiterating. [R.]

Mrs. Browning.

Reiterate <Xpage=1212>

Re*it"er*ate (-&amac;t) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reiterated (-&amac;`t&ecr;d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reiterating .] [Pref. re- + iterate : cf. F. r\'82it\'82rer , LL. reiterare to question again.] To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to repeat.

That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation. Milton.

You never spoke what did become you less Than this; which to reiterate were sin. Shak.

Syn. -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.

Reiterate <Xpage=1212>

Re*it"er*ate (-?t) , a. Reiterated; repeated. [R.]

Reiteratedly <Xpage=1212>

Re*it"er*a`ted*ly (-?`t?d-l?) , adv. Repeatedly.

Reiteration <Xpage=1212>

Re*it`er*a"tion (-?"sh?n) , n. [Cf. F. r\'82it\'82ration .] The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.

Reiterative <Xpage=1212>

Re*it"er*a*tive (r?-?t"?r-?-t?v) , n. 1. (Gram.) A word expressing repeated or reiterated action.

2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally .

Reiver <Xpage=1212>

Reiv"er (r?v"?r) , n. See Reaver .

Ruskin.

Reject <Xpage=1212>

Re*ject" (r?-j?kt") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rejected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rejecting .] [L. rejectus , p. p. of reicere , rejicere ; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter , formerly also spelt rejecter . See Jet a shooting forth.]

1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.

Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Reject me not from among thy children. Wisdom ix. 4.

2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.

That golden scepter which thou didst reject . Milton.

Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. Hog. iv. 6.

3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request .

Syn. -- To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.

Rejectable <Xpage=1212>

Re*ject"a*ble (-?-b'l) , a. Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected.

Rejectamenta <Xpage=1212>

Re*jec`ta*men"ta (r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta) , n.pl. [NL., fr. L. rejectare , v. intens. fr. rejicere . See Reject .] Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a living organism.

J. Fleming.

Rejectaneous <Xpage=1212>

Re`jec*ta"ne*ous (r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s) , a. [L. rejectaneus .] Not chosen orr received; rejected. [Obs.] "Profane, rejectaneous , and reprobate people."

Barrow.

Rejecter <Xpage=1212>

Re*ject"er (r?-j?kt"?r) , n. One who rejects.

Rejection <Xpage=1212>

Re*jec"tion (r?-j?k"sh?n) , n. [L. rejectio : cf. F. r\'82jection .] Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.

Rejectitious <Xpage=1212>

Re`jec*ti"tious (r?`j?k-t?sh"?s) , a. Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable.

Cudworth.

Rejective <Xpage=1212>

Re*ject"ive (r?-j?kt"?v) , a. Rejecting, or tending to reject.

Rejectment <Xpage=1212>

Re*ject"ment (-m e nt) , n. Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away.

Eaton.

Rejoice <Xpage=1212>

Re*joice" (r?-jois") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rejoced (-joist") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoicing (-joi"s?ng) .] [OE. rejoissen , OF. resjouir , resjoir , F. r\'82jouir ; pref. re- re- + OF, esjouir , esjoir , F. <?/jouirr , to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex- ) + OF. jouir , joir , F. jouir , from L. gaudere to rejoice. See Joy .] To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond a common joy."

Shak.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7.

Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.

Rejoice <Xpage=1212>

Re*joice" , v. t. 1. To enjoy. [Obs.]

Bp. Peacock.

2. To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden.

I me rejoysed of my liberty. Chaucer.

While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. Prior.

Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. Arbuthnot.

Syn. -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.

Rejoice <Xpage=1212>

Re*joice" , n. The act of rejoicing.

Sir T. Browne.

Rejoicement <Xpage=1212>

Re*joice"ment (-m e nt) , n. Rejoicing. [Obs.]

Rejoicer <Xpage=1212>

Re*joi"cer (r?-joi"s?r) , n. One who rejoices.

Rejoicing <Xpage=1212>

Re*joi"cing (-s?ng) , n. 1. Joy; gladness; delight.

We should particularly express our rejoicing by love and charity to our neighbors. R. Nelson.

2. The expression of joy or gladness.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. Ps. cxviii. 15.

3. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy.

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Ps. cxix. 111.

Rejoicingly <Xpage=1212>

Re*joi"cing*ly , adv. With joi or exultation.

Rejoin <Xpage=1212>

Re*join" (r?-join") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rejoined (-joind") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoining .] [F. rejoindre ; pref. re- re- + joindre to join. See Join , and cf. Rejoinder .] 1. To join again; to unite after separation.

2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.

Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. Pope.

3. To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.

Rejoin <Xpage=1212>

Re*join" , v. i. 1. To answer to a reply.

2. (Law) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.

Rejoinder <Xpage=1212>

Re*join"der (-d?r) , n. [From F. rejoindre , inf., to join again. See Rejoin .] 1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.

2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication.

Syn. -- Reply; ansswer; replication. See Reply .

Rejoinder <Xpage=1212>

Re*join"der , v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]

Rejoindure <Xpage=1212>

Re*join"dure (-d?r) , n. Act of joining again. [Obs.] "Beguiles our lips of all rejoindure " (i.e., kisses).

Shak.

Rejoint <Xpage=1212>

Re*joint" (r&esl;-joint") , v. t. 1. To reunite the joints of; to joint anew.

Barrow.

2. Specifically (Arch.) , to fill up the joints of, as stones in buildings when the mortar has been dislodged by age and the action of the weather.

Gwilt.

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Rejolt <Xpage=1213>

Re*jolt" (r?-j?lt") , n. A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [R.]

These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind. South.

Rejolt <Xpage=1213>

Re*jolt" , v. t. To jolt or shake again.

Locke.

Rejourn <Xpage=1213>

Re*journ" (r?-j?rn") , v. t. [Cf. F. r\'82ajourner . See Adjourn .] To adjourn; to put off. [Obs.]

Shak.

Rejournment <Xpage=1213>

Re*journ"ment (-m e nt) , n. Adjournment. [Obs.]

Rejudge <Xpage=1213>

Re*judge" (r?-j?j") , v. t. To judge again; to re<?/xamine; to review; to call to a new trial and decision.

Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. Pope.

Rejuvenate <Xpage=1213>

Re*ju"ve*nate (r?-j?"v?-n?t) , v. t. [Pref. re- re- + L. juventis young, youthful.] To render young again.

Rejuvenation <Xpage=1213>

Re*ju`ve*na"tion (-n?"sh?n) , n. Rejuvenescence.

Rejuvenescence <Xpage=1213>

Re*ju`ve*nes"cence (-n?s"s e ns) , n. 1. A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young again.

2. (Bot.) A method of cell formation in which the entire protoplasm of an old cell escapes by rupture of the cell wall, and then develops a new cell wall. It is seen sometimes in the formation of zo<?/spores, etc.

Rejuvenescency <Xpage=1213>

Re*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy (-s e n-s?) , n. Rejuvenescence.

Rejuvenescent <Xpage=1213>

Re*ju`ve*nes"cent (-s e nt) , a. Becoming, or causing to become, rejuvenated; rejuvenating.

Rejuvenize <Xpage=1213>

Re*ju`ve*nize (r?-j?"v?-n?z) , v. t. To rejuvenate.

Rekindle <Xpage=1213>

Re*kin"dle (r?-k?n"d'l) , v. t. & i. To kindle again.

Rekne <Xpage=1213>

Rek"ne (r?k"n e ) , v. t. To reckon. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Relade <Xpage=1213>

Re*lade" (r?-l?d") , v. t. To lade or load again.

Relad <Xpage=1213>

Re*lad" (r?-l?d) , imp. & p. p. of Relay .

Relais <Xpage=1213>

Re*lais" (r e -l?") , n. [F. See Relay , n. ] (Fort.) A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch.

Wilhelm.

Reland <Xpage=1213>

Re*land" (r?-l?nd") , v. t. To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or embarked.

Reland <Xpage=1213>

Re*land" , v. i. To go on shore after having embarked; to land again.

Relapse <Xpage=1213>

Re*lapse" (r?-l?ps") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Relapsed (-l?pst") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relapsing .] [L. relapsus , p. p. of relabi to slip back, to relapse; pref. re- re- + labi to fall, slip, slide. See Lapse .] 1. To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back. [Obs.]

Dryden.

2. To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relaps into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism ; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed .

That task performed, [preachers] relapse into themselves. Cowper.

3. (Theol.) To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide.

They enter into the justified state, and so continue all along, unless they relapse . Waterland.

Relapse <Xpage=1213>

Re*lapse" , n. [For sense 2 cf. F. relaps . See Relapse , v. ] 1. A sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of having fallen back.

Alas! from what high hope to what relapse Unlooked for are we fallen! Milton.

2. One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backlider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again. [Obs.]

Relapser <Xpage=1213>

Re*laps"er (-l?ps"?r) , n. One who relapses.

Bp. Hall.

Relapsing <Xpage=1213>

Re*laps"ing , a. Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state.

Relapsing fever (Med.) , an acute, epidemic, contagious fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia, and some other regions. It is marked by one or two remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains, and by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral bacterium ( Spiroch\'91te ) in the blood. It is not usually fatal. Called also famine fever , and recurring fever .

Relate <Xpage=1213>

Re*late" (r?-l?t") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Related ; p. pr. & vb. n. Relating .] [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare , fr. L. relatus , used as p. p. of referre . See Elate , and cf. Refer .] 1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.]

Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again Both light of heaven and strength of men relate . Spenser.

2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]

3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over.

This heavy act with heavy heart relate . Shak.

4. To ally by connection or kindred.

To relate one's self , to vent thoughts in words. [R.]

Syn. -- To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report; detail; describe.

Relate <Xpage=1213>

Re*late" , v. i. 1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to .

All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. Locke.

2. To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.]

Reckoning by the years of their own consecration without relating to any imperial account. Fuller.

Related <Xpage=1213>

Re*lat"ed (-l?t"?d) , p. p. & a. 1. Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree .

2. Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related .

3. Narrated; told.

4. (Mus.) Same as Relative , 4.

Relatedness <Xpage=1213>

Re*lat"ed*ness , n. The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity. [R.]

Emerson.

Relater <Xpage=1213>

Re*lat"er (-?r) , n. One who relates or narrates.

Relation <Xpage=1213>

Re*la"tion (r?-l?"sh?n) , n. [F. relation , L. relatio . See Relate .] 1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events .

<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/oet's relation doth well figure them. Bacon.

2. The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant.

Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation . I. Taylor.

3. Reference; respect; regard.

I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden.

4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children .

Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother, first were known. Milton.

5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman.

For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. Ld. Lytton.

6. (Law) (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation . (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun.

Wharton. Burrill.

Syn. -- Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman.

Relational <Xpage=1213>

Re*la"tion*al (r?-l?"sh?n- a l) , a. 1. Having relation or kindred; related.

We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems . Tooke.

2. Indicating or specifying some relation.

Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. R. Morris.

Relationist <Xpage=1213>

Re*la"tion*ist , n. A relative; a relation. [Obs.]

Relationship <Xpage=1213>

Re*la"tion*ship , n. The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

Mason.

Relative <Xpage=1213>

Rel"a*tive (r?l"?-t?v) , a. [F. relatif , L. relativus . See Relate .] 1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject .

I'll have grounds More relative than this. Shak.

2. Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.

Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative , as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole. South.

3. (Gram.) Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun .

4. (Mus.) Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.

Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Relative clause (Gram.) , a clause introduced by a relative pronoun. -- Relative term , a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlative .

Relative <Xpage=1213>

Rel"a*tive , n. One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation. Specifically: (a) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman . "Confining our care . . . to ourselves and relatives ." Bp. Fell . (b) (Gram.) A relative prnoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent ; as, the relatives " who", "which", "that".

Relatively <Xpage=1213>

Rel"a*tive*ly , adv. In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely.

Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively . I. Watts.

Relativeness <Xpage=1213>