Reëxpel
Re′ëx‐pel″ (r?′?ks‐p?l″), v. t. To expel again.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Reëxperience
Re′ëx‐pe″ri‐ence (–p?′r?–ens), n. A renewed or repeated experience.
Reëxport
Re′ëx‐port″ (–p?rt″), v. t. To export again, as what has been imported.
Reëxport (2)
Re‐ëx″port (r?‐?ks″p?rt), n. Any commodity reëxported; — chiefly in the plural.
Reëxportation
Re‐ëx′por‐ta″tion (–p?r‐t?″sh?n), n. The act of reëxporting, or of exporting an import. A. Smith.
Reëxpulsion
Re′ëx‐pul″sion (r?′?ks‐p?l″sh?n), n. Renewed or repeated expulsion. Fuller.
Reezed
Reezed (rēzd), a. Grown rank; rancid; rusty. “Reezed bacon.” Marston.
Refaction
Re‐fac″tion (r?‐f?k″sh?n), n. [See Refection.] Recompense; atonement; retribution. Howell.
Refait
‖Re‐fait″ (?), n.(Card Playing) A drawn game; specif. (Trente et quarante), a state of the game in which the aggregate pip value of cards dealt to red equals that of those dealt...
Refar
Re‐far″ (r?‐f?r″), v. t. [Cf. F. refaire to do over again.] To go over again; to repeat.To him therefore this wonder done refar. Fairfax.
Refashion
Re‐fash″ion (r?‐f?sh″?n), v. t. To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time. MacKnight.
Refashionment
Re‐fash″ion‐ment (–ment), n. The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned. Leigh Hunt.
Refasten
Re‐fas″ten (r?‐f?s″'n), v. t. To fasten again.
Refect
Re‐fect″ (r?‐f?kt), v. t. [L. refectus, p. p. of reficere; pref. re- re- + facere to make.] To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh. Sir T. Browne.
Refection
Re‐fec″tion (r?‐f?k″sh?n), n. [L. refectio: cf. F. réfection. See Refect, Fact.] Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.feeble spirit inly felt refection. Spense...
Refective
Re‐fec″tive (r?‐f?k″t?v), a. Refreshing; restoring.
Refective (2)
Re‐fec″tive, n. That which refreshes.
Refectory
Re‐fec″to‐ry (–tō̍‐ry̆), n.; pl.; Refectories (–r�z). [LL. refectorium: cf. F. réfectoire. See Refection.] A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or co...
Refel
Re‐fel″ (r?‐f?l″), v. t. [L. refellere; pref. re- re- + fallere to deceive.] To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister.How he refelled me, and how I replied...
Refer
Re‐fer″ (rē̍‐fẽr″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Referred (–fẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Referring.] [F. référer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See Bear to carry.] 1. To carry or se...
Refer (2)
Re‐fer″, v. i. 1. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.In suits... it is to refer to some friend of trust. Bacon.2. To have ...
Referable
Ref″er‐a‐ble (r?f″?r‐?‐b'l), a. Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable. [Written also referrible.]It is a question among ...
Referee
Ref′er‐ee″ (–�), n. One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.Syn. — Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See...
Reference
Ref″er‐ence (r?f″?r–ens), n. [See Refer.] 1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.2. That which refers to something; a spe...
Referendary
Ref′er‐en″da‐ry (r?f′?r‐?n″d?‐r?), n. [LL. referendarius, fr. L. referendus to be referred, gerundive of referre: cf. F. référendaire. See Refer.] 1. One to whose decision a cau...
Referendum
‖Ref′er‐en″dum (r?f′?r‐?n″d?m), n. [Gerundive fr. L. referre. See Refer.] 1. A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter...
Referendum (2)
Ref′er‐en″dum (?), n.; pl. -da (#). [Gerundive fr. L. referre. See Refer.] The principle or practice of referring measures passed upon by the legislative body to the body of vot...