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Chapter 1321
Rem"i*ges (r?m"?*j?z) , n. pl. ; sing. Remex . (r<?/"m<?/ks) . [L. remex , -igis , an oarsman.] (Zo\'94l.) The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.
Remigrate <Xpage=1216>
Rem"i*grate (r?m"?-gr?t ∨ r?-m?"gr?t; 277) , v. i. [L. remigrare . See Re -, and Migrate .] To migrate again; to go back; to return.
Boyle.
Remigration <Xpage=1216>
Rem`i*gra"tion (r?m`?-gr?"sh?n) , n. Migration back to the place from which one came.
Sir M. Hale.
Remind <Xpage=1216>
Re*mind" (r?-m?nd") , v. t. To put (one) in mind of something; to bring to the remembrance of; to bring to the notice or consideration of (a person).
When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin to arrest, seize, and remind us of our mortality. South.
Reminder <Xpage=1216>
Re*mind"er (-?r) , n. One who, or that which, reminds; that which serves to awaken remembrance.
Remindful <Xpage=1216>
Re**mind"ful (f?l) , a. Tending or adapted to remind; careful to remind.
Southey.
Reminiscence <Xpage=1216>
Rem`i*nis"cence (r?m`?-n?s"s e ns) , n. [F. r\'82miniscence , L. reminiscentia .] 1. The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory.
The other part of memory, called reminiscence , which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered. South.
I forgive your want of reminiscence , since it is long since I saw you. Sir W. Scott.
2. That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as, pleasing or painful reminiscences .
Syn. -- Remembrance; recollection. See Memory .
Reminiscency <Xpage=1216>
Rem`i*nis"cen*cy (-s e n-s?) , n. Reminiscence. [Obs.]
Reminiscent <Xpage=1216>
Rem`i*nis"cent (-s e nt) , a. [L. reminiscens , -entis , p. pr. of reminisci to recall to mind, to recollect; pref. re- re + a word akin to mens mind, memini I remember. See Mind .] Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something.
Some other of existence of which we have been previously conscious, and are now reminiscent . Sir W. Hamilton.
Reminiscent <Xpage=1216>
Rem`i*nis"cent (r?m`?-n?s"s e nt) , n. One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
Reminiscential <Xpage=1216>
Rem`i*nis*cen"tial (-n?s-s?n"sh a l) , a. Of or pertaining to reminiscence, or remembrance.
Sir T. Browne.
Remiped <Xpage=1216>
Rem"i*ped (r?m"?-p?d) , a. [L. remus oar + pes , pedis , foot: cf. F. r\'82mip\'8ade .] (Zo\'94l.) Having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain crustaceans and insects.
Remiped <Xpage=1216>
Rem"i*ped , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) An animal having limbs like oars, especially one of certain crustaceans. (b) One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See Water beetle .
Remise <Xpage=1216>
Re*mise" (r?-m?z") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remised (-m?zd") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remising .] [F. remise delivery, surrender, fr. remettre to put back, deliver, L. remittere . See Remit .] To send, give, or grant back; torelease a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return.
Blackstone.
Remise <Xpage=1216>
Re*mise" , n. (Law) A giving or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a claim.
Remiss <Xpage=1216>
Re*miss" (r?-m?s") , a. [L. remissus , p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit .] Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
Thou never wast remiss , I bear thee witness. Milton.
These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss . Roscommon.
Its motion becomes more languid and remiss . Woodward.
Syn. -- Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.
Remiss <Xpage=1216>
Re*miss" , n. The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.] " Remisses of laws."
Puttenham.
Remissful <Xpage=1216>
Re*miss"ful (-f?l) , a. Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
Drayton.
Remissibility <Xpage=1216>
Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty (r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?) , n. The state or quality of being remissible.
Jer. Taylor.
Remissible <Xpage=1216>
Re*mis"si*ble (r?-m?s"s?-b'l) , a. [L. remissibilis : cf. F. r\'82missible . See Remit .] Capable of being remitted or forgiven.
Feltham.
Remission <Xpage=1216>
Re*mis"sion (r?-m?sh"?n) , n. [F. r\'82mission , L. remissio . See Remit .] 1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.
2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc.
This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matt. xxvi. 28.
That ples, therefore, . . . Will gain thee no remission . Milton.
3. Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.
4. (Med.) A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission , in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement.
5. The act of sending back. [R.]
Stackhouse.
6. Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance.
Remissive <Xpage=1216>
Re*mis"sive (r?-m?s"s?v) , a. [L. remissivus . See Remit .] Remitting; forgiving; abating.
Bp. Hacket.
Remissly <Xpage=1216>
Re*miss"ly (r?-m?s"l?) , adv. In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.
Remissness <Xpage=1216>
Re*miss"ness , n. Quality or state of being remiss.
Remissory <Xpage=1216>
Re*mis"so*ry (r?-m?s"s?-r?) , a. Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; remissive. "A sacrifice expiatory or remissory ."
Latimer.
Remit <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit" (r?-m?t") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remitted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remitting .] [L. remittere , remissum , to send back, to slacken, relax; pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See Mission , and cf. Remise , Remiss .] 1. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
In the case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right. Blackstone.
In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to their prince. Hayward.
The prisoner was remitted to the guard. Dryden.
2. To restore. [Obs.]
The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty. Hayward.
3. (Com.) To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail .
4. To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. " Remitting them . . . to the works of Galen." Sir T. Elyot . (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision. "Whether the counsel be good I remit it to the wise readers."
Sir T. Elyot.
5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
So willingly doth God remit his ire. Milton.
6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.
Whose soever sins ye remit , they are remitted unto them. John xx. 23.
7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation . "The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties."
Macaulay.
Syn. -- To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon; absolve.
Remit <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit" , v. i. 1. To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits ; the severity of the weather remits .
2. To send money, as in payment.
Addison.
Remitment <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"ment (-m e nt) , n. The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.
Disavowing the remitment of Claudius. Milton.
Remittal <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"tal (-t a l) , n. A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits .
Swift.
Remittance <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"tance (r?-m?t"t a ns) , n. 1. The act of transmitting money, bills, or the like, esp. to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation.
2. The sum or thing remitted.
Addison.
Remittee <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit`tee" (r?-m?t`t?") , n. (Com.) One to whom a remittance is sent.
Remittent <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"tent (r?-m?t"t e nt) , a. [L. remittens , p. pr. : cf. F. r\'82mittent .] Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.
Remittent fever (Med.) , a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See Malarial fever , under Malarial .
Remitter <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"ter (-t?r) , n. 1. One who remits. Specifically: (a) One who pardons . (b) One who makes remittance.
2. (Law) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right he had before; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit.
Bouvier.
Remittitur <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"ti*tur (-t?-t?r) , n. [L., (it) is remitted.] (Law) (a) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages. (b) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court.
Wharton.
Remittor <Xpage=1216>
Re*mit"tor (-t?r) , n. (Law) One who makes a remittance; a remitter.
Remix <Xpage=1216>
Re*mix" (r?-m?ks") , v. t. To mix again or repeatedly.
Remnant <Xpage=1216>
Rem"nant (r?m"n a nt) , a. [OF. remanant , p. pr. of remanoir , remaindre . See Remanent , Remain .] Remaining; yet left. [R.] "Because of the remnant dregs of his disease."
Fuller.
And quiet dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife. Prior.
Remnant <Xpage=1216>
Rem"nant , n. [OF. remanant . See Remnant , a. ]
1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed, used up, performed, etc.; residue.
Chaucer.
The remnant that are left of the captivity. Neh. i. 3.
The remnant of my tale is of a length To tire your patience. Dryden.
2. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit; a scrap.
Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak.
3. (Com.) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
Syn. -- Residue; rest; remains; remainder.
Remodel <Xpage=1216>
Re*mod"el (r?-m?d"?l) , v. t. To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.
The corporation had been remodeled . Macaulay.
Remodification <Xpage=1216>
Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion (-?-f?-k?"sh?n) , n. The act of remodifying; the state of being remodified.
Remodify <Xpage=1216>
Re*mod"i*fy (r?-m?d"?-f?) , v. t. To modify again or anew; to reshape.
R\'82molade rmld, R\'82moulad <Xpage=1216>
R\'82`mo`lade" (r?`m?`l?d") , R\'82`mou`lad" (r?`m??`l?d") , n. [F.] A kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling mayonnaise.
Remold, Remould <Xpage=1216>
Re*mold" , Re*mould" (r?-m?ld") , v. t. To mold or shape anew or again; to reshape.
Remollient <Xpage=1216>
Re*mol"lient (r?-m?l"y e nt ∨ -l?- e nt) , a. [L. remolliens , p. pr. of remollire to mollify: cf. F. r\'82mollient . See Mollient .] Mollifying; softening. [R.]
Remonetization <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion (r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n ∨ -m?n`-) , n. The act of remonetizing.
Remonetize <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"e*tize (-t?z) , v. t. To restore to use as money; as, to remonetize silver .
Remonstrance <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"strance (-m?n"str a ns) , n. [Cf. OF. remonstrance , F. remonstrance . See Remonstrate .] 1. The act of remonstrating ; as: (a) A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration. [Obs.]
You may marvel why I . . . would not rather Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power Than let him be so lost. Shak.
(b) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation .
2. (R.C.Ch.) Same as Monstrance .
Remonstrant <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"strant (-str a nt) , a. [LL. remonstranc , -antis , p. pr. of remonstrare : cf. OF. remonstrant , F. remontrant .] Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something.
Remonstrant <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"strant , n. One who remonstrates ; specifically (Eccl. Hist.) , one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618 . See Arminian .
Remonstrantly <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"strant*ly , adv. In a remonstrant manner.
Remonstrate <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"strate (-str?t) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Remonstrated (-str<?/*t<?/d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Remonstrating .] [LL. remonstratus , p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L. pref. re- + monstrare to show. See Monster .] To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
I will remonstrate to you the third door. B. Jonson.
Remonstrate <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"strate , v. i. To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation .
It is proper business of a divine to state cases of conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing corruptions in practice, and especially in principles. Waterland.
Syn. -- Expostulate , Remonstrate . These words are commonly interchangeable, the principal difference being that expostulate is now used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the parliament or the people.
Remonstration <Xpage=1216>
Re`mon*stra"tion (r?`m?n*str?"sh?n) , n. [Cf. OF. remonstration , LL. remonstratio .] The act of remonstrating; remonstrance. [R.]
Todd.
Remonstrative <Xpage=1216>
Re*mon"stra*tive (r?*m?n"str?*t?v) , a. Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing remonstrance.
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Remonstrator <Xpage=1217>
Re*mon"stra*tor (r?*m?n"str?*t?r) , n. One who remonstrates; a remonsrant.
Bp. Burnet.
Remontant <Xpage=1217>
Re*mon"tant (-t a nt) , a. [F.] (Hort.) Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.
Remontoir <Xpage=1217>
Re*mon`toir" (r e -m ?n "tw?r"; E. r?-m?n"tw?r) , n. [F.] (Horology) See under Escapement .
Remora <Xpage=1217>
Rem"o*ra (r?m"?*r?) , n. [L.: cf. F. r\'82mora .]
1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.]
Milton.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis , Remora , and allied genera. Called also sucking fish .
&hand; The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamell\'91, situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or remora of sharks ( Echeneis naucrates ), and the swordfish remora ( Remora brachyptera ), are common American species.
3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places.
Dunglison.
Remorate <Xpage=1217>
Rem"o*rate (-r?t) , v. t. [L. remoratus , p. p. of remorari ; pref. re- re- + morari to delay.] To hinder; to delay. [Obs.]
Johnson.
Remord <Xpage=1217>
Re*mord" (r?-m?rd") , v. t. [L. remordere to bite again, to torment: cf. F. remordre . See Remorse .] To excite to remorse; to rebuke. [Obs.]
Skelton.
Remord <Xpage=1217>
Re*mord" , v. i. To feel remorse. [Obs.]
Sir T. Elyot.
Remordency <Xpage=1217>
Re*mord"en*cy (- e n*s?) , n. Remorse; compunction; compassion. [Obs.]
Killingbeck.
Remorse <Xpage=1217>
Re*morse" (r?*m?rs") , n. [OE. remors , OF. remors ,F. remords , LL. remorsus , fr. L. remordere , remorsum , to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See Morsel .] 1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. "Nero will be tainted with remorse ."
Shak.
2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw To no remorse . Dryden.
But evermore it seem'd an easier thing At once without remorse to strike her dead. Tennyson.
Syn. -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See Compunction .
Remorsed <Xpage=1217>
Re*morsed" (r?-m?rst") , a. Feeling remorse. [Obs.]
Remorseful <Xpage=1217>
Re*morse"ful (-m?rs"f?l) , a. 1. Full of remorse.
The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. Sir W. Scott.
2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.]
Shak.
3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.]
Chapman.