Webster's Dictionary 1913

1783

Reforest

Re‐for″est (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Reforested (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Reforesting.] To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize.

1784

Reforestization

Re‐for′est‐i‐za′tion (r?‐f?r′?st‐?‐z?″sh?n), n. The act or process of reforestizing.

1785

Reforestize

Re‐for″est‐ize (r?‐f?r″?st‐?z), v. t. To convert again into a forest; to plant again with trees.

1786

Reforge

Re‐forge″ (r?‐f?rj″), v. t. [Pref. re- + forge: cf. F. reforger.] To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew; to make over. Udall.

1787

Reforger

Re‐for″ger (r?‐f?r″j?r), n. One who reforges.

1788

Reform

Re‐form″ (r?‐f?rm″), v. t. [F. réformer, L. reformare; pref. re- re- + formare to form, from forma form. See Form.] To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore ...

1789

Reform (2)

Re‐form″, v. i. To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.

1790

Reform (3)

Re‐form″, n. [F. réforme.] Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.Civil service reform. See un...

1791

Reformable

Re‐form″a‐ble (r?‐f?rm″?‐b'l), a. Capable of being reformed. Foxe.

1792

Reformade

Ref′or‐made″ (r?f′?r‐m?d″), n. A reformado.

1793

Reformado

Ref′or‐ma″do (–m?″d?), n. [Sp., fr. reformar, L. reformare. SEe Reform, v. t.] 1. A monk of a reformed order. Weever.2. An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, ...

1794

Reformalize

Re‐form″al‐ize (r?‐f?rm″al‐?z), v. i. To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness.

1795

Reformation

Ref′or‐ma″tion (r?f′?r‐m?″sh?n), n. [F. réformation, L. reformatio.] 1. The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendmen...

1796

Reformative

Re‐form″a‐tive (r?‐f?rm″?‐t?v), a. Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory. Good.

1797

Reformatory

Re‐form″a‐to‐ry (–t?‐r?), a. Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

1798

Reformatory (2)

Re‐form″a‐to‐ry, n.; pl.-ries (–r�z). An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to reformatories instead of to prisons. E...

1799

Reformed

Re‐formed″ (r?‐f?rmd″), a. 1. Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. ...

1800

Reformer

Re‐form″er (r?‐f?rm″?r), n. 1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses.2. (Eccl.Hist.) One of t...

1801

Reformist

Re‐form″ist, n. [Cf. F. réformiste.] A reformer.

1802

Reformly

Re‐form″ly, adv. In the manner of a reform; for the purpose of reform. Milton.

1803

Refortification

Re‐for′ti‐fi‐ca″tion (r?‐f?r′t?‐f?‐k?″sh?n), n. A fortifying anew, or a second time. Mitford.

1804

Refortify

Re‐for″ti‐fy (r?‐f?r″t?‐f?), v. t. To fortify anew.

1805

Refossion

Re‐fos″sion (r?‐f?sh″?n), n. [L. refodere, refossum, to dig up again. See Fosse.] The act of digging up again. Bp. Hall.

1806

Refound

Re‐found″ (r?‐found″), v. t. [Pref. re- + found to cast; cf. F. refondare. Cf. Refund.] 1. To found or cast anew. “Ancient bells refounded.” T. Warton.2. To found or establish a...

1807

Refound (2)

Re‐found″, imp. & p. p. of Refind, v. t.

1808

Refounder

Re‐found″er (–?r), n. One who refounds.

1809

Refract

Re‐fract″ (r?‐fr$kt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Refracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Refracting.] [L. refractus, p. p. of refringere; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F. réfracter. SEe FRa...