Webster's Dictionary 1913

3484

Revel (4)

Re‐vel″ (?), v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.] To draw back; to retract. Harvey.

3485

Revel-rout

Rev″el–rout′ (?), n. [See Rout.] 1. Tumultuous festivity; revelry. Rowe.2. A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob.

3486

Revelate

Rev″e‐late (?), v. t. [L. revelatus, p. p. of revelare to reveal.] To reveal. Frith. Barnes.

3487

Revelation

Rev′e‐la″tion (?), n. [F. révélation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.] 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.2. That which is r...

3488

Revelator

Rev″e‐la′tor (?), n. One who makes a revelation; a revealer.

3489

Reveler

Rev″el‐er (?), n. [Written also reveller.] One who revels. “Moonshine revelers.” Shak.

3490

Revellent

Re‐vel″lent (?), a. [L. revellens, p. pr. of revellere. See Revel, v. t.] Causing revulsion; revulsive. — n.(Med.) A revulsive medicine.

3491

Revelment

Rev″el‐ment (?), n. The act of reveling.

3492

Revelous

Rev″el‐ous (?), a. [OF. reveleus.] Fond of festivity; given to merrymaking or reveling.Companionable and revelous was she. Chaucer.

3493

Revelry

Rev″el‐ry (?), n. [See Revel, v. i. & n.] The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling.And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton.

3494

Revendicate

Re‐ven″di‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Revendicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Revendicating.][Cf. F. revendiquer. See Revenge.] To reclaim; to demand the restoration of. Vattel (Trans.).

3495

Revendication

Re‐ven′di‐ca″tion (?), n. [F. revendication.] The act of revendicating. Vattel (Trans.)

3496

Revenge

Re‐venge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Revenged (?), p. pr. & vb. n.Revenging (�).] [OF. revengier, F. revancher; pref. re- re- + OF. vengier to avenge, revenge, F. venger, L. vindic...

3497

Revenge (2)

Re‐venge″, v. i. To take vengeance; — with upon. “A bird that will revenge upon you all.” Shak.

3498

Revenge (3)

Re‐venge″, n. 1. The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil.Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he...

3499

Revengeable

Re‐venge″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being revenged; as, revengeable wrong. Warner.

3500

Revengeance

Re‐venge″ance (?), n. Vengeance; revenge.

3501

Revengeful

Re‐venge″ful (?), a. Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious; revenging; wreaking revenge.If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. Shak.May my hands...Never brandis...

3502

Revengeless

Re‐venge″less, a. Unrevenged. Marston.

3503

Revengement

Re‐venge″ment (?), n. Revenge.He 'll breed revengement and a scourge for me. Shak.

3504

Revenger

Re‐ven″ger (?), n. One who revenges. Shak.

3505

Revenging

Re‐ven″ging (?), a. Executing revenge; revengeful. — Re‐ven″ging‐ly, adv.Shak.

3506

Revenue

Rev″e‐nue (?), n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come.] 1. That which returns, or comes back, from an investmen...

3507

Reverb

Re‐verb″ (?), v. t. To echo. Shak.

3508

Reverberant

Re‐ver″ber‐ant (?), a. [L. reverberans, p. pr.: cf. F. réverbérant. See Reverberate.] Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating.

3509

Reverberate

Re‐ver″ber‐ate (?), a. [L. reverberatus, p. p. of reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re- re- + verberare to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.] 1. Reverberant...

3510

Reverberate (2)

Re‐ver″ber‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Reverberated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reverberating.] 1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as ligh...