REINSTATE
REINSTA'TE, verb transitive [re and instate.] To place again in possession or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one has been removed; as, to reinstate a king i...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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REINSTATED
REINSTA'TED, participle passive Replaced in possession or in a former state.
REINSTATEMENT
REINSTA'TEMENT, noun The act of putting in a former state; re-establishment.
REINSTATING
REINSTA'TING, participle present tense Replacing in a former state; putting again in possession.
REINSURANCE
REINSU'RANCE, noun [re and insurance. See Sure.]An insurance of property already insured; a second insurance of the same property. Such reinsurance is permitted by the French co...
REINSURE
REINSU'RE, verb transitive [re and insure.] To insure the same property a second time by other underwriters.The insurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by other p...
REINSURED
REINSU'RED, participle passive Insured a second time by other persons.
REINSURING
REINSU'RING, participle present tense Insuring a second time by other persons.
REINTEGRATE
REIN'TEGRATE, verb transitive [Latin redintegro; red, re, and integro, from integer.]To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore. [Little used.]
REINTERROGATE
REINTER'ROGATE, verb transitive [re and interrogate.]To interrogate again; to question repeatedly.
REINTHRONE
REINTHRO'NE, verb transitive [re and inthrone. See Enthrone.]To replace on the throne.
REINTHRONED
REINTHRO'NED, participle passive Placed again on the throne.
REINTHRONING
REINTHRO'NING, participle present tense Replacing on the throne.
REINTHRONIZE
REINTHRO'NIZE, verb transitive To reinthrone. [Not in use.]
REINVEST
REINVEST', verb transitive [re and invest.] To invest anew.
REINVESTED
REINVEST'ED, participle passive Invested again.
REINVESTING
REINVEST'ING, participle present tense Investing anew.
REINVESTMENT
REINVEST'MENT, noun The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
REINVIGORATE
REINVIG'ORATE, verb transitive To revive vigor in; to reanimate.
REIT
REIT, noun Sedge; sea weed.
REITERATE
REIT'ERATE, verb transitive [Latin re and itero.]To repeat; to repeat again and again; as reiterated crimes; to reiterate requests.
REITERATED
REIT'ERATED, participle passive Repeated again and again.
REITERATING
REIT'ERATING, participle present tense Repeating again and again.
REITERATION
REITERA'TION, noun Repetition.
REJECT
REJECT', verb transitive [Latin rejicio, rejectus, re and jacio, to throw.]1. To throw away, as any thing useless or vile.2. To cast off.Have I rejected those that me ador'd?3. ...
REJECTABLE
REJECT'ABLE, adjective That may be rejected.
REJECTAMENTA
REJECTAMENT'A, noun [from Latin rejecto.] Things thrown out or away. [Ill formed.]