Webster's Dictionary 1913

1027

Rebuke (2)

Re‐buke″ (rē̍‐būk″), n. 1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.For thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Jer. xv. 15.Why bear you these rebukes ...

1028

Rebukeful

Re‐buke″ful (–fụl), a. Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke. — Re‐buke″ful‐ly, adv.

1029

Rebuker

Re‐buk″er (–būk″ẽr), n. One who rebukes.

1030

Rebukingly

Re‐buk″ing‐ly, adv. By way of rebuke.

1031

Rebullition

Re′bul‐li″tion (rē′bŭl‐lĭsh″ŭn), n. The act of boiling up or effervescing. Sir H. Wotton.

1032

Rebury

Re‐bur″y (rē‐bĕr″ry̆), v. t. To bury again. Ashmole.

1033

Rebus

Re″bus (rē″bŭs), n.; pl.Rebuses (–ĕz). [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. F. rébus. Cf. 3d Real.] 1. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects...

1034

Rebus (2)

Re″bus, v. t. To mark or indicate by a rebus.He had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun under it. Fuller.

1035

Rebut

Re‐but″ (rē̍‐bŭt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rebutted; p. pr. & vb. n.Rebutting.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st Butt, Boutade.] 1. ...

1036

Rebut (2)

Re‐but″, v. i. 1. To retire; to recoil. Spenser.2. (Law) To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a surrejoinder...

1037

Rebuttable

Re‐but″ta‐ble (–tȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being rebutted.

1038

Rebuttal

Re‐but″tal (–bŭt″tal), n.(Law) The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.

1039

Rebutter

Re‐but″ter (–tẽr), n.(Law) The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

1040

Recadency

Re‐ca″den‐cy (rē‐kā″den‐sy̆), n. A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse. W. Montagu.

1041

Recalcitrant

Re‐cal″ci‐trant (rē̍‐kăl″sĭ‐trant), a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. Inculcate.] Kicking back; re...

1042

Recalcitrate

Re‐cal″ci‐trate (–trāt), v. t. To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his tricks. De Quincey.

1043

Recalcitrate (2)

Re‐cal″ci‐trate, v. i. To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition.

1044

Recalcitration

Re‐cal′ci‐tra″tion (–trā″shŭn), n. A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.

1045

Recall

Re‐call″ (rē̍‐ka̤l″), v. t. 1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.If Henry were recalled to life again. Shak.2. To revoke; to annul...

1046

Recall (2)

Re‐call″, n. 1. A calling back; a revocation.'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall. Dryden.2. (Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are r...

1047

Recall (3)

Re‐call″, n.(Political Science) (a) The right or procedure by which a public official, commonly a legislative or executive official, may be removed from office, before the end o...

1048

Recallable

Re‐call″a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being recalled.

1049

Recallment

Re‐call″ment (–ment), n. Recall. R. Browning.

1050

Recant

Re‐cant″ (rē̍‐kănt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Recanting.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d Can...

1051

Recant (2)

Re‐cant″, v. i. To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant. Dryden.

1052

Recantation

Re′can‐ta″tion (rē′kăn‐tā″shŭn), n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.The poor man was ...

1053

Recanter

Re‐cant″er (rē̍‐kănt″ẽr), n. One who recants.