The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1329
Re*pul"so*ry (-s?-r?) , a. [L. repulsorius .] Repulsive; driving back.
Repurchase <Xpage=1223>
Re*pur"chase (r?*p?r"ch?s; 48) , v. t. To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
Sir M. Hale.
Repurchase <Xpage=1223>
Re*pur"chase , n. The act of repurchasing.
Repurify <Xpage=1223>
Re*pu"ri*fy (r?-p?"r?-f?) , v. t. To purify again.
Reputable <Xpage=1223>
Rep"u*ta*ble (r?p"?-t?-b'l) , a. [From Repute .] Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.
In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one. Broome.
Syn. -- Respectable; creditable; estimable.
-- Rep"u ta*ble*ness , n. -- Rep"u*ta*bly , adv.
Reputation <Xpage=1223>
Rep`u*ta"tion (-t?"sh?n) , n. [F. r\'82putation , L. reputatio a reckoning, consideration. See Repute , v. t. ]
1. The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute.
The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life. Ames.
2. (Law) The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.
3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.
I see my reputation is at stake. Shak.
The security of his reputation or good name. Blackstone.
4. Account; value. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
[/Christ] made himself of no reputation . Phil. ii. 7.
Syn. -- Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame. See the Note under Character .
Reputatively <Xpage=1223>
Re*put"a*tive*ly (r?-p?t"?-t?v-l?) , adv. By repute.
Repute <Xpage=1223>
Re*pute" (r?-p?t") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Reputed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Reputing .] [F. r\'82puter , L. reputare to count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count, think. See Putative .] To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to think; to reckon.
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? Job xviii. 3.
The king your father was reputed for A prince most prudent. Shak.
Repute <Xpage=1223>
Re*pute" , n. 1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate.
He who regns Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute . Milton.
2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to disrepute . "Dead stocks, which have been of repute ."
F. Beaumont.
Reputedly <Xpage=1223>
Re*put"ed*ly (r?-p?t"?d-l?) , adv. In common opinion or estimation; by repute.
Reputeless <Xpage=1223>
Re*pute"less , a. Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [R.]
Shak.
Requere <Xpage=1223>
Re*quere" (r?--kw?r") , v. t. To require. [Obs.]
Request <Xpage=1223>
Re*quest" (r?-kw\'b5st") , n. [OE. requeste , OF. requeste , F. requ<?/te , LL. requesta , for requisita , fr. L. requirere , requisitum , to seek again, ask for. See Require , and cf. Quest .] 1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.
I will marry her, sir, at your request . Shak.
2. That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their request ."
Ps. cvi. 15.
I will both hear and grant you your requests . Shak.
3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now. Sir W. Temple.
Court of Requests . (a) A local tribunal, sometimes called Court of Consience , founded by act of Parliament to facilitate the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or trader in the district defined by the act; -- now mostly abolished . (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery. [Eng.] Brande & C.
Syn. -- Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication; entreaty; suit.
Request <Xpage=1223>
Re*quest" (r?-kw?st") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Requested ; p. pr. & vb. n. Requesting .] [Cf. OF. requester , F. requ≖ter .] 1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor .
2. To address with a request; to ask.
I request you To give my poor host freedom. Shak.
Syn. -- To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See Beg .
Requester <Xpage=1223>
Re*quest"er (-?r) , n. One who requests; a petitioner.
Requicken <Xpage=1223>
Re*quick"en (r?-kw?k"'n) , v. t. To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to.
Shak.
Requiem <Xpage=1223>
Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277) , n. [Acc. of L. requies rest, the first words of the Mass being " Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet , n. , and cf. Requin .] 1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.
We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person.
3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]
Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace forever slept. Sandys.
Requietory <Xpage=1223>
Re*qui"e*to*ry (r?-kw?"?-t?-r?) , n. [L. requietorium , fr. requiescere , requietum , to rest. See Re -, and Quiesce .] A sepulcher. [Obs.]
Weever.
Requin <Xpage=1223>
Re"quin (r?"kw?n) , n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem .] (Zo\'94l.) The man-eater, or white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
Requirable <Xpage=1223>
Re*quir"a*ble (r?-kw?r"?-b'l) , a. Capable of being required; proper to be required.
Sir M. Hale.
Require <Xpage=1223>
Re*quire" (r?-kw?r") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Required (-kw?rd") ; p. pr. & vb. n. Requiring .] [OE. requeren , requiren , OF. requerre , F. requ<?/rir ; L. pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask; cf. L. requirere . See Query , and cf. Request , Requisite .] 1. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property .
Shall I say to C\'91sar What you require of him? Shak.
By nature did what was by law required . Dryden.
2. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
just gave what life required , and gave no more. Goldsmith.
The two last [biographies] require to be particularly noticed. J. A. Symonds.
3. To ask as a favor; to request.
I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way. Ezra viii. 22.
Syn. -- To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand; need.
Requirement <Xpage=1223>
Re*quire"ment (-m e nt) , n. 1. The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
2. That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need.
One of those who believe that they can fill up every requirement contained in the rule of righteousness. J. M. Mason.
God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge of its nature and requirements . Hawthorne.
Requirer <Xpage=1223>
Re*quir"er (-kw?r"?r) , n. One who requires.
Requisite <Xpage=1223>
Req"ui*site (r?k"w?-z?t) , n. That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable.
God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know. Wake.
Requisite <Xpage=1223>
Req"ui*site , a. [L. requisitus , p. p. requirere ; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See Require .] Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; <?/<?/ needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary indispensable.
All truth requisite for men to know. Milton.
Syn. -- Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.
-- Req"ui*site*ly , adv. -- Req"ui*site*ness , n.
Requisition <Xpage=1223>
Req`ui*si"tion (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n) , n. [Cf. F. r\'82quisition , L. requisitio a searching.] 1. The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: (a) (International Law) A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice . Kent . (b) (Law) A notarial demand of a debt . Wharton . (c) (Mil.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc. Farrow . (d) A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money .
2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting . [Eng.]
Requisition <Xpage=1223>
Req`ui*si"tion , v. t. 1. To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops .
2. To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to requisition a person to be a candidate . [Eng.]
Requisitionist <Xpage=1223>
Req`ui*si"tion*ist , n. One who makes or signs a requisition.
Requisitive <Xpage=1223>
Re*quis"i*tive (r?-kw?z"?-t?v) , a. Expressing or implying demand. [R.]
Harris.
Requisitive <Xpage=1223>
Re*quis"i*tive , n. One who, or that which, makes requisition; a requisitionist. [R.]
Requisitor <Xpage=1223>
Re*quis"i*tor (-t?r) , n. One who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to investigate facts.
Requisitory <Xpage=1223>
Re*quis"i*to*ry (-t?-r?) , a. Sought for; demanded. [R.]
Summary on Du Bartas (1621).
Requitable <Xpage=1223>
Re*quit"a*ble (-kw?t"?-b'l) , a. That may be requited.
Requital <Xpage=1223>
Re*quit"al (- a l) , n. [From Requite .] The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services ; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds .
No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. Waller.
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Syn. -- Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment.
Requite <Xpage=1224>
Re"quite" (r?-kw?t") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Requited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Requiting .] [Pref. re- + quit .] To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish.
He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such gentle acts as these. Milton.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand. Ps. x. 14.
Syn. -- To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; recompense; punish; revenge.
Requitement <Xpage=1224>
Re*quite"ment (-m e nt) , n. Requital [Obs.]
E. Hall.
Requiter <Xpage=1224>
Re*quit"er (-kw?t"?r) , n. One who requites.
Rerebrace <Xpage=1224>
Rere"brace` (r?r"br?s") , n. [F. arri<?/re-bras .] (Anc. Armor) Armor for the upper part of the arm.
Fairholt.
Reredemain <Xpage=1224>
Rere`de*main" (-d?-m?n") , n. [F. arri<?/re back + de of + main hand.] A backward stroke. [Obs.]
Reredos <Xpage=1224>
Rere"dos (r?r"d?s) , n. [From rear + F. dos back, L. dorsum . Cf. Dorsal .] (Arch.) (a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar. (b) The back of a fireplace. (c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls. [Also spelt reredosse .]
Fairholt.
Rerefief <Xpage=1224>
Rere"fief` (r?r"f?f`) , n. [F. arri\'8are-fief . See Rear hinder, and Fief .] (Scots Law) A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant.
Blackstone.
Rereign <Xpage=1224>
Re*reign" (r?-r?n") , v. i. To reign again.
Re-reiterate <Xpage=1224>
Re`-re*it"er*ate (r?`r?-?t"?r-?t) , v. t. To reiterate many times. [R.] "My re-reiterated wish."
Tennyson.
Reremouse <Xpage=1224>
Rere"mouse` (r?r"mous`) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A rearmouse.
Re-resolve <Xpage=1224>
Re`-re*solve" (r?`r?-z?lv") , v. t. & i. To resolve again.
Resolves, and re-resolves , then dies the same. Young.
Rereward <Xpage=1224>
Rere"ward` (r?r"w?rd`) , n. [See Rearward .] The rear quard of an army. [Obs.]
Res <Xpage=1224>
Res (r?z) , n. ; pl. Res . [L.] A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.
Res gest\'91 [L., things done] (Law) , the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue. Wharton . -- Res judicata [L.] (Law) , a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy.
Resail <Xpage=1224>
Re*sail" (r?-s?l") , v. t. & i. To sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port.
Resale <Xpage=1224>
Re*sale" (r?-s?l" ∨ r?"s?l) , n. A sale at second hand, or at retail; also, a second sale.
Bacon.
Resalgar <Xpage=1224>
Re*sal"gar (r?-s?l"g?r) , n. Realgar. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Resalute <Xpage=1224>
Re`sa*lute" (r?`s?-l?t") , v. t. To salute again.
Resaw <Xpage=1224>
Re*saw" (r<?/-s<?/") , v. t. To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.
Rescat <Xpage=1224>
Res"cat (r?s"k?t) , v. t. [Sp. rescattar .] To ransom; to release; to rescue. [Obs.]
Howell.
Rescat <Xpage=1224>
Res"cat , n. [Sp. rescate .] Ransom; release. [Obs.]
Rescind <Xpage=1224>
Re*scind" (r?-s?nd") , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rescinded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rescinding .] [L. rescindere , rescissum ; pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder . See Shism .] 1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. Jer. Taylor.
2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.
Syn. -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.
Rescindable <Xpage=1224>
Re*scind"a*ble (-?-b'l) , a. Capable of being rescinded.
Rescindment <Xpage=1224>
Re*scind"ment (-m e nt) , n. The act of rescinding; rescission.
Rescission <Xpage=1224>
Re*scis"sion (r?-s?zh"?n) , n. [L. rescissio : cf. F. rescission . See Rescind .] The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law , decree , or judgment .
Rescissory <Xpage=1224>
Re*scis"so*ry (r?-s?z"?-r? ∨ r?-s?s"-) , a. [L. rescissorius : cf. F. rescisoire .] Tending to rescind; rescinding.
To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633. Bp. Burnet.
Rescous <Xpage=1224>
Res"cous (r?s"k?s) , n. [OE., fr. OF. rescousse , fr. rescourre , p. p. rescous , to rescue. See Rescue .] 1. Rescue; deliverance. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
2. (Law) See Rescue , 2 . [Obs.]
Rescowe <Xpage=1224>
Res"cowe (r?s"kou) , v. t. To rescue. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Rescribe <Xpage=1224>
Re*scribe" (r?-skr?b") , v. t. [L. rescribere ; pref. re- re- + scribere to write. See Scribe .] 1. To write back; to write in reply.
Ayliffe.
2. To write over again.
Howell.
Rescript <Xpage=1224>
Re"script (r?"skr?pt) , n. [L. rescriptum : cf. F. rescrit , formerly also spelt rescript . See Rescribe , v. t. ]
1. (Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree.
In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number. Hare.
2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.
3. A counterpart.
Bouvier.
Rescription <Xpage=1224>
Re*scrip"tion (r?-skr?p"sh?n) , n. [L. rescriptio : cf. F. rescription . See Rescribe .] A writing back; the answering of a letter.
Loveday.
Rescriptive <Xpage=1224>
Re*scrip"tive (-t?v) , a. Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining.
Rescriptively <Xpage=1224>
Re*scrip"tive*ly , adv. By rescript.
Burke.
Rescuable <Xpage=1224>
Res"cu*a*ble (r?s"k?-?-b'l) , a. That may be rescued.