RECONVEYING
RECONVEYING, participle present tense Conveying back; transferring to a former owner.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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RECORD
RECORD', verb transitive [Latin recorder, to call to mind, to remember, from re and cor, cordis, the heart or mind.]1. To register; to enroll; to write or enter in a book or on ...
RECORDATION
RECORDA'TION, noun [Latin recordatio.] Remembrance. [Not in use.]
RECORDED
RECORD'ED, participle passive Registered; officially entered in a book or on parchment; imprinted on the memory.
RECORDER
RECORD'ER, noun1. A person whose official duty is to register writings or transactions; one who enrolls or records.2. An officer of a city who is keeper of the rolls or records,...
RECORDING
RECORD'ING, participle present tense Registering; enrolling; imprinting on the memory.
RECOUCH
RECOUCH', verb intransitive [re and couch.] To retire again to a lodge, as lions.
RECOUNT
RECOUNT', verb transitive [re and count.]To relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars; to rehearse.Say from these glorious seeds what harvest flows, recoun...
RECOUNTED
RECOUNT'ED, participle passive Related or told in detail; recited.
RECOUNTING
RECOUNT'ING, participle present tense Relating in a series; narrating.
RECOUNTMENT
RECOUNT'MENT, noun Relation in detail; recital. [Little used.]
RECOURED
RECOURED, for recovered or recured. [Not used.]
RECOURSE
RECOURSE, noun [Latin recursus; re and cursus, curro, to run.] Literally, a running back; a return.1. Return; a new attack. [Not in use.]2. A going to with a request or applicat...
RECOURSEFUL
RECOURSEFUL, adjective Moving alternately. [Not in use.]
RECOVER
RECOVER, verb transitive [Latin recupero; re and capio, to take.]1. To regain; to get or obtain that which was lost; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover a town or territory ...
RECOVERABLE
RECOVERABLE, adjective1. That may be regained or recovered. Goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable2. That may be restored from sickness.3. That may be brought back ...
RECOVERED
RECOVERED, participle passive Regained; restored obtained by judicial decision.
RECOVEREE
RECOVEREE', noun In law, the tenant or person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery.
RECOVERING
RECOVERING, participle present tense Regaining; obtaining in return or by judgment in law; regaining health.
RECOVEROR
RECOVEROR, noun In law, the demandant or person who obtains a judgment in his favor in common recovery.
RECOVERY
RECOVERY, noun1. The act of regaining, retaking or obtaining possession of anything lost. The crusades were intended for the recovery of the holy land from the Saracens. We offe...
RECREANT
REC'REANT, adjective [See Craven.]1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; hence, cowardly; mean spirited.2. Apostate; false.Who for so many benefit...
RECREATE
REC'REATE, verb transitive [Latin recero; re and creo, to create.]1. To refresh after toil; to reanimate, as languid spirits or exhausted strength; to amuse or divert in wearine...
RECREATED
REC'REATED, participle passive Refreshed; diverted; amused; gratified.
RECREATING
REC'REATING, participle present tense Refreshing after toil; reanimating the spirits or strength; diverting; amusing.
RECREATION
RECREA'TION, noun1. Refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion.2. Relief from toil or pain; amusement in sorrow or distress.
RECREATIVE
REC'REATIVE, adjective Refreshing; giving new vigor or animation; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Choose such sports as are recreative and healthful.Let t...