Webster's Dictionary 1828

1081

REFLEXION

REFLEX'ION. [See Reflection.]

1082

REFLEXITY

REFLEX'ITY, noun Capacity of being reflected.

1083

REFLEXIVE

REFLEX'IVE, adjective Having respect to something past.Assurance reflexive cannot be a divine faith.

1084

REFLEXIVELY

REFLEX'IVELY, adverb In a direction backward.

1085

REFLOAT

RE'FLOAT, noun [re and float.] Reflux; ebb; a flowing back. [Little used.]

1086

REFLORESCENCE

REFLORES'CENCE, noun [re and florescence.] A blossoming anew.

1087

REFLOURISH

REFLOURISH, verb intransitive reflur'ish. [re and flourish.] To flourish anew.

1088

REFLOURISHING

REFLOUR'ISHING, participle present tense Flourishing again.

1089

REFLOW

REFLOW, verb intransitive [re and flow.] To flow back; to ebb.

1090

REFLOWING

REFLOWING, participle present tense Flowing backing; ebbing.

1091

REFLUCTUATION

REFLUCTUA'TION, noun A flowing back.

1092

REFLUENCE

REF'LUENCE,REF'LUENCY, noun [from refluent.] A flowing back.

1093

REFLUENCY

REF'LUENCY, n. [from refluent.] A flowing back.

1094

REFLUENT

REF'LUENT, adjective [Latin refluens; re and fluo.]1. Flowing back; ebbing; as the refluent tide.2. Flowing back; returning, as a fluid; as refluent blood.

1095

REFLUX

RE'FLUX, noun [Latin refluxus.] A flowing back; the returning of a fluid; as the flux and reflux of the tides; the flux and reflux of Euripus.

1096

REFOCILLATE

REFO'CILLATE, verb transitive [Latin refocillo; re and the root of focus.] To refresh; to revive; to give new vigor to. [Little used.]

1097

REFOCILLATION

REFOCILLA'TION, noun The act of refreshing or giving new vigor; restoration of strength by refreshment. [Little used.]

1098

REFOMENT

REFOMENT', verb transitive [re and foment.]1. To foment anew; to warm or cherish again.2. To excite anew.

1099

REFOMENTED

REFOMENT'ED, participle passive Fomented or incited anew.

1100

REFOMENTING

REFOMENT'ING, participle present tense Fomenting anew; exciting again.

1101

REFORM

REFORM', verb transitive [Latin reformo; re and formo, to form.]1. To change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; to restore to a former good state, or to bring from a ba...

1102

REFORMATION

REF'ORMATION, noun1. The act of reforming; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of any thing vicious or corrupt; as the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; r...

1103

REFORMED

REFORM'ED, participle passive Corrected; amended; restored to a good state; as a reformed profligate; the reformed church.RE'-FORMED, participle passive Formed anew.

1104

REFORMER

REFORM'ER, noun1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; as a reformer of manners or of abuses.2. One of those who commenced the reformation of religion from popish corrupt...

1105

REFORMING

REFORM'ING, participle present tense Correcting what is wrong; amending; restoring to a good state.RE'FORMING, participle present tense Forming anew.

1106

REFORMIST

REFORM'IST, noun1. One who is of the reformed religion.2. One who proposes or favors a political reform.

1107

REFORTIFICATION

REFORTIFICA'TION, noun A fortifying a second time.