Chapter 1326

Re*plev"y (r?-pl?v"?) , n. Replevin.

Mozley & W.

Replica <Xpage=1220>

Rep"li*ca (r?p"l?-k?) , n. [It. See Reply , v. & n. ]

1. (Fine Arts) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or satue, made by the maker of the original.

2. (Mus.) Repetition.

Replicant <Xpage=1220>

Rep"li*cant (r?p"l?-k a nt) , n. One who replies.

Replicate <Xpage=1220>

Rep"li*cate (-?-k?t) , v. t. To reply. [Obs.]

Replicate l-kt, Replicated <Xpage=1220>

Rep"li*cate (l?-k?t) , Rep"li*ca`ted (-k?`t?d) , a. [L. replicatus , p. p. of replicare . See Reply .] Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell .

Replication <Xpage=1220>

Rep`li*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n) , n. [L. replicatio . See Reply .] 1. An answer; a reply.

Shak.

Withouten any repplicacioun . Chaucer.

2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.

3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.

To hear the replication of your sounds. Shak.

4. A repetition; a copy.

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Farrar.

Syn. -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.

Replier <Xpage=1220>

Re*pli"er (r?-pl?"?r) , n. One who replies.

Bacon.

Replum <Xpage=1220>

Re"plum (r?"pl?m) , n. [L., doorcase.] (Bot.) The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off.

Gray.

Reply <Xpage=1220>

Re*ply" (r?-pl?") , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Replied (-pl?d") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Replying .] [OE. replien , OF. replier , F. r\'82pliquer , fr. L. replicare to fold back, make a reply; pref. re- re- + plicare to fold. See Ply , and cf. Replica .] 1. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.

O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Rom. ix. 20.

2. (Law) To answer a defendant's plea.

3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.

Syn. -- To answer; respond; rejoin.

Reply <Xpage=1220>

Re*ply" , v. t. To return for an answer.

Milton.

Lords, vouchsafe To give me hearing what I shall reply . Shak.

Reply <Xpage=1220>

Re*ply" , n. ; pl. Replies (-pl<?/z") . [See Reply , v. i. , and cf. Replica .] That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.

Syn. -- Answer; rejoinder; response. -- Reply , Rejoinder , Answer . A reply is a distinct response to a formal question or attack in speech or writing. A rejoinder is a second reply (a reply to a reply) in a protracted discussion or controversy. The word answer is used in two senses, namely (1), in the most general sense of a mere response; as, the answer to a question; or (2), in the sense of a decisive and satisfactory confutation of an adversary's argument, as when we speak of a triumphant answer to the speech or accusations of an opponent. Here the noun corresponds to a frequent use of the verb, as when we say. "This will answer (i.e., fully meet) the end in view;" "It answers the purpose."

Replyer <Xpage=1220>

Re*ply"er (-?r) , n. See Replier .

Bacon.

Repolish <Xpage=1220>

Re*pol"ish (r?-p?l"?sh) , v. t. To polish again.

Repone <Xpage=1220>

Re*pone" (r?-p?n") , v. t. [L. reponere ; pref. re- re- + ponere to place.] To replace.

R. Baillie.

Repopulation <Xpage=1220>

Re*pop`u*la"tion (r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n) , n. The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with a population anew.

Report <Xpage=1220>

Re*port" (r?-p?rt") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reported ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reporting.] [F. reporter to carry back, carry (cf. rapporter ; see Rapport ), L. reportare to bear or bring back; pref. re- re- + portare to bear or bring. See Port bearing, demeanor.] 1. To refer. [Obs.]

Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so like unto him that we report the reader to the character of King Almeric, and will spare the repeating his description. Fuller.

2. To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress.

There is no man that may reporten all. Chaucer.

3. To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is reported .

Shak.

It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel. Neh. vi. 6.

4. To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer reperts the recepts and expenditures .

5. To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. [Obs. or R.] "A church with windowss only form above, that reporteth the voice thirteen times."

Bacon.

6. (Parliamentary Practice) To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred; as, the committee reported the bill witth amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry .

7. To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a speaker.

8. To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper; as, to report a public celebration or a horse race .

9. To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to his employer .

To be reported , &or; To be reported of , to be spoken of; to be mentioned, whether favorably or unfavorably. Acts xvi. 2 . -- To report one's self , to betake one's self, as to a superior or one to whom service is due, and be in readiness to receive orders or do service.

Syn. -- To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.

Report <Xpage=1220>

Re*port" (r?-p?rt") , v. i. 1. To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the committee will report at twelve o'clock .

2. To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication.

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3. To present one's self, as to a superior officer, or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the general for duty; to report weekly by letter.

Report <Xpage=1221>

Re*port" (r?-p?rt") , n. [Cf. F. rapport . See Report . v. t. ] 1. That which is reported. Specifically: (a) An account or statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation . "From Thetis sent as spies to make report ." Waller . (b) A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.

It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 1 Kings x. 6.

Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good report among all the nation of the Jews. Acts x. 22.

(c) Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon . (d) An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, and the like . (e) An account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports . (f) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc.

2. Rapport; relation; connection; reference. [Obs.]

The corridors worse, having no report to the wings they join to. Evelyn.

Syn. -- Account; relation; narration; detail; description; recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.

Reportable <Xpage=1221>

Re*port"a*ble (-?-b'l) , a. Capable or admitting of being reported.

Reportage <Xpage=1221>

Re*port"age (-?j) , n. SAme as Report . [Obs.]

Reporter <Xpage=1221>

Re*port"er (-?r) , n. One who reports. Specifically: (a) An officer or person who makees authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates. (b) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.

Of our tales judge and reportour . Chaucer.

Reportingly <Xpage=1221>

Re*port"ing*ly , adv. By report or common fame.

Reportorial <Xpage=1221>

Re`por*to"ri*al (r?`p?r-t?"r?- a l) , a. Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper .

Reposal <Xpage=1221>

Re*pos"al (r?-p?z" a l) , n. [From Repose .] 1. The act or state of reposing; as, the reposal of a trust .

Shak.

2. That on which one reposes. [Obs.]

Burton.

Reposance <Xpage=1221>

Re*pos"ance (- a ns) , n. Reliance. [Obs.]

John Hall.

Repose <Xpage=1221>

Re*pose" (r?-p?z") v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reposed (-p?zd") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reposing .] [F. reposer ; L. pref. re- re- + pausare to pause. See Pause , Pose , v. ] 1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]

But these thy fortunes let us straight repose In this divine cave's bosom. Chapman.

Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth . . . are left behind. Woodward.

2. To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch .

All being settled and reposed , the lord archibishop did present his majesty to the lords and commons. Fuller.

After the toil of battle to repose Your wearied virtue. Milton.

3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.

The king reposeth all his confidence in thee. Shak.

Repose <Xpage=1221>

Re*pose" , v. i. 1. To lie at rest; to rest.

Within a thicket I reposed . Chapman.

2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

It is upon these that the soul may repose . I. Taylor.

3. To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand .

Syn. -- To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge; abide.

Repose <Xpage=1221>

Re*pose" , n. [F. repos . See Repose , v. ] 1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

Shake off the golden slumber of repose . Shak.

2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.

3. (Poetic) A rest; a pause.

4. (Fine Arts) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eue; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose .

Angle of repose (Physics) , the inclination of a plane at which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or if in motion would roll or side down with uniform velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth will stand when abandoned to themselves.

Syn. -- Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness; tranquillity; peace.

Reposed <Xpage=1221>

Re*posed" (r?-p?zd") , a. Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest. Bacon . -- Re*pos"ed*ly (r<?/-p<?/z"<?/d-l<?/) , adv. -- Re*pos"ed*ness , n.

Reposeful <Xpage=1221>

Re*pose"ful (r?-p?z"f?l) , a. Full of repose; quiet.

Reposer <Xpage=1221>

Re*pos"er (r?-p?z"?r) , n. One who reposes.

Reposit <Xpage=1221>

Re*pos"it (r?-p?z"?t) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reposited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Repositing .] [L. repositus , p. p. of reponere to put back; pref. re- re- + ponere to put. See Position .] To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.

Others reposit their young in holes. Derham.

Reposition <Xpage=1221>

Re`po*si"tion (r?`p?*z?sh"?n) , n. [L. repositio .] The act of repositing; a laying up.

Repositor <Xpage=1221>

Re*pos"i*tor (r?*p?z"?*t?r) , n. (Surg.) An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or part.

Repository <Xpage=1221>

Re*pos"i*to*ry (r?*p?z"?*t$*r?) , n. [L. repositorium , repostorium : cf. OF. repositoire .] A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.

Locke.

Repossess <Xpage=1221>

Re`pos*sess" (r?"p?z*z?s" &or; -p?s*s?s") , v. t. To possess again; as, to repossess the land .

Pope.

To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost).

Repossession <Xpage=1221>

Re`pos*ses"sion (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n &or; -p?s s?sh"?n) , n. The act or the state of possessing again.

Reposure <Xpage=1221>

Re*po"sure (r?-p?"sh?r; 135) , n. Rest; quiet.

In the reposure of most soft content. Marston.

Repour <Xpage=1221>

Re*pour" (r?-p?r") , v. t. To pour again.

Repouss\'82 <Xpage=1221>

Re*pous`s\'82" (r e -p??`s?") , a. [F., p. p. of repousser to thrust back; pref re- + pousser to push. See Push .] (a) Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal. (b) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal. -- n. Repouss\'82 work.

Repouss\'82 work , ornamentation of metal in relief by pressing or hammering on the reverse side.

Reprefe <Xpage=1221>

Re*prefe" (r?-pr?f") , n. Reproof. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Reprehend <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*hend" (r?p`r?-h?nd") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reprehended ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reprehending .] [L. reprehendere , reprehensum , to hold back, seize, check, blame; pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See Prehensile , and cf. Reprisal . ] To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.

Chaucer.

Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish. Bacon.

Pardon me for reprehending thee. Shak.

In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . . . are severely reprehended . Dryden.

I nor advise nor reprehend the choice. J. Philips.

Reprehender <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*hend"er (-?r) , n. One who reprehends.

Reprehensible <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*hen"si*ble (-h?n"s?-b'l) , a. [L. reprehensibilis : cf. F. r\'82pr\'82hensible .] Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable. -- Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness , n. -- Rep`re*hen"si*bly , adv.

Reprehension <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*hen"sion (-sh?n) , n. [L. reprehensio : cf. F. r\'82pr\'82hension .] Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.

This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him a secret reprehension that he had not showed more gratefulness to Dorus. Sir P. Sidney.

Syn. -- Censure; reproof; reprimand. See Admonition .

Reprehensive <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*hen"sive (-h?n"s?v) , a. [Cf. F. r\'82pr\'82hensif .] Containing reprehension; conveying reproof.

South.

-- Rep`re*hen"sive*ly , adv.

Reprehensory <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*hen"so*ry (-s?-r?) , a. Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint .

Johnson.

Re-present <Xpage=1221>

Re`-pre*sent" (r?`pr?-z?nt") , v. t. To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument .

Represent <Xpage=1221>

Rep`re*sent" (r?p`r?-z?nt") , v. t. [F. repr<?/senter , L. repraesentare , repraesentatum ; pref. re- re- + preesentare to place before, present. See Present , v. t. ] 1. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

Before him burn Seven lamps, as in a zodiac representing The heavenly fires. Milton.

2. To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like .

3. To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet .

4. To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.

5. To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.

He represented Rizzio's credit with the queen to be the chief and only obstacle to his success in that demand. Robertson.

This bank is thought the greatest load on the Genoese, and the managers of it have been represented as a second kind of senate. Addison.

6. To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.

7. To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.