Chapter 1320

Re*main" (r?-m?n") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Remained (-m?nd") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining .] [OF. remaindre , remanoir , L. remanere ; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See Mansion , and cf. Remainder , Remnant .]

1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

Gather up the fragments that remain . John vi. 12.

Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 1 Cor. xv. 6.

That . . . remains to be proved. Locke.

2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

Remain a widow at thy father's house. Gen. xxxviii. 11.

Childless thou art; childless remain . Milton.

Syn. -- To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide; last; endure.

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Re*main" , v. t. To await; to be left to. [Archaic]

The easier conquest now remains thee. Milton.

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Re*main"m n. 1. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.]

Which often, since my here remain in England, I 've seen him do. Shak.

2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural. "The remains of old Rome."

Addison.

When this remain of horror has entirely subsided. Burke.

3. Specif., in the plural: (a) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.

Old warriors whose adored remains In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains! Pope.

(b) The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's Remains .

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Re*main"der (r?-m?n"d?r) , n. [OF. remaindre , inf. See Remain .] 1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last remainders of unhappy Troy."

Dryden.

If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt. Arbuthnot.

2. (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.

3. (Law) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder , or estate in remainder .

Syn. -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.

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Re*main"der , a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse.

Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.

Remainder-man <Xpage=1215>

Re*main"der-man (- m&acr;n) , n. ; pl. Remainder-men (-m&ecr;n) . (Law) One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See Remainder , n. , 3.

Blackstone.

Remake <Xpage=1215>

Re*make" (r?-m?k") , v. t. To make anew.

Remand <Xpage=1215>

Re*mand" (r?-m?nd") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remanded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remanding .] [F. remander to send word again, L. remandare ; pref. re- re- + mandare to commit, order, send word. See Mandate .] To recommit; to send back.

Remand it to its former place. South.

Then were they remanded to the cage again. Bunyan.

Remand <Xpage=1215>

Re*mand" , n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.

Remandment <Xpage=1215>

Re*mand"ment (-m e nt) , n. A remand.

Remanence rmn e ns Remanency <Xpage=1215>

Rem"a*nence (r?m"?*n e ns) Rem"a*nen*cy (-n e n*s?) , n. [Cf. OF. remanence , LL. remanentia , fr. L. remanens . See Remanent , a. ] The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. [R.]

Jer. Taylor.

The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit. Coleridge.

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Rem"a*nent (-n e nt) , n. [See Remanent , a. ] That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

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Rem"a*nent , a. [L. remanens , p. pr. of remanere . See Remain , and cf. Remnant .] Remaining; residual.

That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit. Jer. Taylor.

Remanent magnetism (Physics) , magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also residual magnetism .

Remanet <Xpage=1215>

Rem"a*net (-n?t) , n. [L., it remains.] (Legal Practice) A case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed case. [Eng.]

Re-mark <Xpage=1215>

Re-mark" (r?-m?rk") , v. t. [Pref. re- + mark .] To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.

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Re*mark" (r?-m?rk") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remarked (-m?rkt") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remarking .] [F. remarquer ; pref. re- re- + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin, akin to E. mark . See Mark , v. & n. ] 1. To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.]

Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. Ford.

His manacles remark him; there he sits. Milton.

2. To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker .

3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go .

Syn. -- To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say. -- Remark , Observe , Notice . To observe is to keep or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To remark is simply to mark or take note of whatever may come up. To notice implies still less continuity of attention. When we turn from these mental states to the expression of them in language, we find the same distinction. An observation is properly the result of somewhat prolonged thought; a remark is usually suggested by some passing occurence; a notice is in most cases something cursory and short. This distinction is not always maintained as to remark and observe , which are often used interchangeably. " Observing men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and proportion." I. Watts . "He can not distinguish difficult and noble speculations from trifling and vulgar remarks ." Collier . "The thing to be regarded, in taking notice of a child's miscarriage, is what root it springs from." Locke .

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Re*mark" (r?-m?rk") , v. i. To make a remark or remarks; to comment.

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Re*mark" , n. [Cf. F. remarque .] 1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.

The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude Conjecture and remark , however shrewd. Cowper.

2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark .

Syn. -- Observation; note; comment; annotation.

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Re*mark"a*ble (-?-b'l) , a. [F. remarquable .] Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.

'T is remarkable , that they Talk most who have the least to say. Prior.

There is nothing left remarlable Beneath the visiting moon. Shak.

Syn. -- Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; rare; strange; wonderful; notable; eminent.

-- Re*mark"a*ble*ness , n. -- Re*mark"a*bly , adv.

Remarker <Xpage=1215>

Re*mark"er (-?r) , n. One who remarks.

Remarriage <Xpage=1215>

Re*mar"riage (r?-m?r"r?j) , n. A second or repeated marriage.

Remarry <Xpage=1215>

Re*mar"ry (r?-m?r"rr?) , v. t. & i. To marry again.

Remast <Xpage=1215>

Re*mast" (r?-m?st") , v. t. To furnish with a new mast or set of masts.

Remasticate <Xpage=1215>

Re*mas"ti*cate (r?-m?s"t?-k?t) , v. t. To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud.

Remastication <Xpage=1215>

Re*mas`ti*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n) , n. The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.

Remberge <Xpage=1215>

Rem"berge (r?m"b?rj) , n. See Ramberge .

Remblai <Xpage=1215>

Rem`blai" (r?n`bl?") , n. [F., fr. remblayer to fill up an excavation, to embank.] (Fort. & Engin.) Earth or materials made into a bank after having been excavated.

Remble <Xpage=1215>

Rem"ble (r<?/m"b'l) , v. t. [Cf. OF. embler to steal, fr. L. involare to fly into or at, to carry off.] To remove . [Prov.Eng.]

Grose. Tennyson.

Reme <Xpage=1215>

Reme (r<?/m) , n. Realm . [Obs.]

Chaucer .

Remean <Xpage=1215>

Re*mean" (r<?/-m<?/n") , v. t. To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to interpret . [Obs.]

Wyclif .

Remeant <Xpage=1215>

Re"me*ant (r<?/"m<?/* a nt) , a. [L. remeans , -antis , p. pr. of remeare to go or come back.] Coming back; returning . [R.] "Like the remeant sun."

C. Kingsley.

Remeasure <Xpage=1215>

Re*meas"ure (r?-m?zh"?r; 135) , v. t. To measure again; to retrace.

They followed him . . . The way they came, their steps remeasured right. Fairfax.

Remede <Xpage=1215>

Re*mede" (r?-m?d") , n. Remedy. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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Re*me"di*a*ble (r?-m?"d?-?-b'l) , a. [L. remediabilis : cf. F. rem\'82diable .] Capable of being remedied or cured.

-- Re*me"di*a*ble*ness , n. - Re*me"di*a*bly , adv.

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Re*me"di*al (- a l) , a. [L. remedialis .] Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment .

Statutes are declaratory or remedial . Blackstone.

It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not remedial , not conservative. I. Taylor.

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Re*me"di*al*ly , adv. In a remedial manner.

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Re*me"di*ate (-?t) , a. Remedial. [R.]

Shak.

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Re*med"i*less (r?-m?d"?-l?s &or; r?m"?-d?-l?s; 277) a.

1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss . "Chains remedilesse ."

Spenser.

Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless . Milton.

2. Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.]

Forced to forego the attempt remediless . Spenser.

Syn. -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; desperate.

-- Re*med"i*less , adv. [Obs.] Udall. -- Re*med"i*less*ly , adv. -- Re*med"i*less*ness , n.

Remedy <Xpage=1215>

Rem"e*dy (r?m"?-d?) , n. ; pl. Remedies (-d<?/z) . [L. remedium ; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem\'8ade remedy, rem\'82dier to remedy. See Medical .]

1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for ; as, a remedy for the gout .

2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against , formerly by to .

What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. Milton.

3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong.

Civil remedy . See under Civil . -- Remedy of the mint (Coinage) , a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance .

Syn. -- Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.

Remedy <Xpage=1215>

Rem"e*dy , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remedied (-d?d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remedying .] [L. remediare , remediari : cf. F. rem<?/dier . See Remedy , n. ] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.

I will remedy this gear ere long. Shak.

Remelt <Xpage=1215>

Re*melt" (r?-m?lt") , v. t. To melt again.

Remember <Xpage=1215>

Re*mem"ber (r?-m?m"b?r) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remembered (-b?rd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remembering .] [OF. remebrer , L. rememorari ; pref. re- re- + memorare to bring to remembrance, from memor mindful. See Memory , and cf. Rememorate .] 1. To have ( a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates.

We are said to remember anithing, when the idea of it arise<?/ in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before. I. Watts.

2. To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. xx. 8.

That they may have their wages duly paid 'em, And something over to remember me by. Shak.

Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste. Milton.

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3. To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and impersonally. [Obs.] " Remembering them the trith of what they themselves known."

Milton.

My friends remembered me of home. Chapman.

Remember you of passed heaviness. Chaucer.

And well thou wost [knowest] if it remember thee. Chaucer.

4. To mention. [Obs.] "As in many cases hereafter to be remembered ."

Ayliffe.

5. To recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered to you, etc.

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Re*mem"ber (r?-m?m"b?r) , v. i. To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember better than others .

Shak.

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Re*mem"ber*a*ble (-?-b'l) , a. Capable or worthy of being remembered. -- Re*mem"ber*a*bly , adv. <-- = memorable -->

The whole vale of Keswick is so rememberable . Coleridge.

Rememberer <Xpage=1216>

Re*mem"ber*er (-?r) , n. One who remembers.

Remembrance <Xpage=1216>

Re*mem"brance (-br a ns) , n. [OF. remembrance .]

1. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.

Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage. Milton.

Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail. Addison.

2. The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory; recollection.

This, ever grateful, in remembrance bear. Pope.

3. Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.

Shak.

4. That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memorial; a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.

And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, The dear remembrance of his dying Lord. Spenser.

Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake. Shak.

5. Something to be remembered; counsel; admoni<?/<?/on; instruction. [Obs.]

Shak.

6. Power of remembering; reach of personal knowledge; period over which one's memory extends.

Thee I have heard relating what was done Ere my remembrance . Milton.

Syn. -- Recollection; reminiscence. See Memory .

Remembrancer <Xpage=1216>

Re*mem"bran*cer (-br a n-s?r) , n. 1. One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder.

Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith.

Ye that are the lord's remembrancers . Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).

2. A term applied in England to several officers, having various functions, their duty originally being to bring certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at the proper time. "The remembrancer of the lord treasurer in the exchequer."

Bacon.

Rememorate <Xpage=1216>

Re*mem"o*rate (-?-r?t) , v. i. [L. rememoratus , p. p. of rememorari . See Remember .] To recall something by means of memory; to remember. [Obs.]

Bryskett.

Rememoratuin <Xpage=1216>

Re*mem`o*ra"tuin (-r?"sh?n) , n. [F. rem<?/moration , or L. rememoratio .] A recalling by the faculty of memory; remembrance. [Obs. & R.]

Bp. Montagu.

Rememorative <Xpage=1216>

Re*mem"o*ra*tive (r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v) , a. Tending or serving to remind. [R.]

Remenant <Xpage=1216>

Rem"e*nant (r?m"?-n a nt) , n. A remnant. [Obs.]

Rem,ercie, Remercy <Xpage=1216>

Re*m , er"cie , Re*mer"cy (r?-mER"s?) , v. t. [F. remercier ; pref. re- re- + OF. mercier to thank, from OF. & F. merci . See Mercy .] To thank. [Obs.]

She him remercied as the patron of her life. Spenser.

Remerge <Xpage=1216>

Re*merge" (r?-m?rj") , v. i. To merge again. " Remerging in the general Soul."

Tennyson.

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Re*meve" (r?-mEv") , Re*mewe" (r?-m?") , v. t. & i. To remove. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Remiform <Xpage=1216>

Rem"i*form (r?m"?*f?rm) , a. [L. remus oar + -form .] Shaped like an oar.

Remiges <Xpage=1216>