Webster's Dictionary 1913

1108

Receptivity

Rec′ep‐tiv″i‐ty (rĕs′ĕp‐tĭv″ĭ‐ty̆ or rē′sĕp–), n. [Cf. F. réceptivité.] 1. The state or quality of being receptive.2. (Kantian Philos.) The power or capacity of receiving impres...

1109

Receptory

Re‐cep″to‐ry (rē̍‐sĕp″tō̍‐ry̆; 277), n. [Cf. L. receptorium a place of shelter.] Receptacle. Holland.

1110

Recess

Re‐cess″ (rē̍‐sĕs″), n. [L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.] 1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.Every degree of igno...

1111

Recess (2)

Re‐cess″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n.Recessing.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.

1112

Recess (3)

Re‐cess″, n. A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Brande & C.

1113

Recessed

Re‐cessed″ (rē̍‐sĕst″), a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.2. Withdrawn; secluded. “Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.” Miss Edgeworth.R...

1114

Recession

Re‐ces″sion (rē̍‐sĕsh″ŭn), n. [L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.] The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand. South.Mercy may rejoi...

1115

Recession (2)

Re‐ces″sion, n. [Pref. re- + cession.] The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.

1116

Recessional

Re‐ces″sion‐al (–al), a. Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.Recessional hymn, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.

1117

Recessive

Re‐ces″sive (rē̍‐sĕs″sĭv), a. Going back; receding.

1118

Rechabite

Re″chab‐ite (rē″kăb‐īt), n.(Jewish Hist.) One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and e...

1119

Rechange

Re‐change″ (rē‐chānj″), v. t. & i. To change again, or change back.

1120

Recharge

Re‐charge″ (rē‐chärj″), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + charge: cf. F. recharger.] 1. To charge or accuse in return.2. To attack again; to attack anew. Dryden.

1121

Recharter

Re‐char″ter (rē‐chär″tẽr), n. A second charter; a renewal of a charter. D. Webster.

1122

Recharter (2)

Re‐char″ter, v. t. To charter again or anew; to grant a second or another charter to.

1123

Rechase

Re‐chase″ (rē‐chās″), v. t. [Pref. re- + chase: cf. F. rechasser.] To chase again; to chase or drive back.

1124

Réchauffé

‖Ré′chauf′fé″ (?), n. [F., orig. p.p. of réchauffer 8warm over. See Chafe, v. t.] A dish of food that has been warmed again, hence, fig., something made up from old material; a ...

1125

Recheat

Re‐cheat″ (rē̍‐chēt″), n. [F. requêté, fr. requêter to hunt anew. See Request.] (Sporting) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.

1126

Recheat (2)

Re‐cheat″, v. i. To blow the recheat. Drayton.

1127

Recherché

‖Re‐cher′ché″ (re‐shâr′shā̍″), a. Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind.

1128

Rechless

Rech″less (rĕk″lĕs), a. Reckless. P. Plowman.

1129

Rechoose

Re‐choose″ (rē‐cho͞oz″), v. t. To choose again.

1130

Recidivate

Re‐cid″i‐vate (rē̍‐sĭd″ĭ‐vāt), v. i. [LL. recidivare. See Recidivous.] To backslide; to fall again.

1131

Recidivation

Re‐cid′i‐va″tion (–vā″shŭn), n. [LL. recidivatio.] A falling back; a backsliding. Hammond.

1132

Recidivism

Re‐cid″i‐vism (?), n. The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse, specif. (Criminology), a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits, esp. after conviction and p...

1133

Recidivist

Re‐cid″i‐vist (?), n. One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. — Re‐cid′i‐vis″tic (#), a.The criminal by passion never becomes a recidi...

1134

Recidivous

Re‐cid″i‐vous (rē̍‐sĭd″ĭ‐vŭs), a. [L. recidivus, fr. recidere to fall back.] Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit.