REPRODUCTION
REPRODUC'TION, noun The act or process of reproducing that which has been destroyed; as the reproduction of plants or animals from cuttings or slips. The reproduction of several...
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REPROOF
REPROOF', noun [from reprove.1. Blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; reprehension.Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.He that hateth reproof is brutish. Pr...
REPROVABLE
REPROVABLE, adjective [from reprove.] Worthy of reproof; deserving censure; blamable.
REPROVE
REPROVE, verb transitive [Latin reprobo; re and probo, to prove.]1. To blame; to censure.I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices - Psalms 50:8.2. To charge with a fault to th...
REPROVED
REPROVED, participle passive Blamed; reprehended; convinced of a fault.
REPROVER
REPROVER, noun One that reproves; he or that which blames. Conscience is a bold reprover
REPROVING
REPROVING, participle present tense Blaming; censuring.
REPRUNE
REPRU'NE, verb transitive [re and prune.] To prune a second time.
REPTILE
REP'TILE, adjective [Latin reptilis, from repo, to creep, Gr. See Creep.]1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or with many small feet.2. Groveling; low; vulgar; as a reptile race o...
REPUBLICAN
REPUB'LICAN, adjective1. Pertaining to a republic; consisting of a commonwealth; as a republican constitution or government.2. Consonant to the principles of a republic; as repu...
REPUBLICANISM
REPUB'LICANISM, noun1. A republican form or system of government.2. Attachment to a republican form of government.
REPUBLICANIZE
REPUB'LICANIZE, verb transitive To convert to republican principles; as, to republicanize the rising generation.
REPUBLICATION
REPUBLICA'TION, noun [re and publication.]1. A second publication, or a new publication of something before published.2. A second publication, as of a former will, renewal.If th...
REPUBLISH
REPUB'LISH, verb transitive [re and publish.]1. To publish a second time, or to publish a new edition of a work before published.2. To publish anew.Unless, subsequent to the pur...
REPUBLISHED
REPUB'LISHED, participle passive Published anew.
REPUBLISHER
REPUB'LISHER, noun One who republishes.
REPUBLISHING
REPUB'LISHING, participle present tense Publishing again.
REPUDIATION
REPUDIA'TION, noun [Latin repudiatio.]1. Rejection.2. Divorce; as the repudiation of a wife.
REPUGN
REPUGN, noun repu'ne. [Latin repugno; re and pugno.To oppose; to resist. [Not used.]
REPUGNANCE
REPUG'NANCE,REPUG'NANCY, noun [Latin repugnantia, from repugno, to resist; re and pugno, to fight.]1. Opposition of mind; reluctance; unwillingness.2. Opposition or struggle of ...
REPUGNANCY
REPUG'NANCY, n. [L. repugnantia, from repugno, to resist; re and pugno, to fight.]1. Opposition of mind; reluctance; unwillingness.2. Opposition or struggle of passions; resista...
REPUGNANT
REPUG'NANT, adjective [Latin repugnans.]1. Opposite; contrary; inconsistent; properly followed by to. Every sin is repugnant to the will of God. Every thing morally wrong, is re...
REPUGNANTLY
REPUG'NANTLY, adverb With opposition; in contradiction.
REPULLULATE
REPUL'LULATE, verb intransitive [Latin re and pullulo, to bud.] To bud again.
REPULLULATION
REPULLULA'TION, noun The act of budding again.
REPULSE
REPULSE, noun repuls'. [Latin repulsa, from repello; re and pello, to drive.]1. A being checked in advancing, or driven back by force. The enemy met with a repulse and retreated...
REPULSED
REPULS'ED, participle passive Repelled; driven back.