Webster's Dictionary 1913

1864

Refunder

Re‐fund″er (–?r), n. One who refunds.

1865

Refundment

Re‐fund″ment (–ment), n. The act of refunding; also, that which is refunded. Lamb.

1866

Refurbish

Re‐fur″bish (r?‐f?r″b?sh), v. t. To furbish anew.

1867

Refurnish

Re‐fur″nish (–n?sh), v. t. To furnish again.

1868

Refurnishment

Re‐fur″nish‐ment (–ment), n. The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished.The refurnishment was in a style richer than before. L. Wallace.

1869

Refusable

Re‐fus″a‐ble (r?‐f?z″?‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. refusable. See Refuse.] Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.

1870

Refusal

Re‐fus″al (–al), n. 1. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels,On my refusal, to distres...

1871

Refuse

Re‐fuse″ (r?‐f?z″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Refused (–f?zd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Refusing.] [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour ba...

1872

Refuse (2)

Re‐fuse″, v. i. To deny compliance; not to comply.Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse. Garth.If ye refuse... ye shall be devoured with the sword. Isa. i. 20.

1873

Refuse (3)

Re‐fuse″, n. Refusal. Fairfax.

1874

Refuse (4)

Ref′use (r?f″?s;277), n. [F. refus refusal, also, that which is refused. See Refuse to deny.] That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter.Syn. — Dreg...

1875

Refuse (5)

Ref″use, a. Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.Everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 1. Sam. xv. 9.

1876

Refuser

Re‐fus″er (r?‐f?z″?r), n. One who refuses or rejects.

1877

Refusion

Re‐fu″sion (r?‐f?″zh?n), n. [Pref. re-+ fusion.]1. New or repeated melting, as of metals.2. Restoration. “This doctrine of the refusion of the soul.” Bp. Warbuton.

1878

Refut

Ref″ut (rĕf″ụt), n. [OF. refuite.] Refuge. “Thou haven of refut.” Chaucer.

1879

Refutability

Re‐fut′a‐bil″i‐ty (r?‐f?t′?‐b?l″?‐t?), n. The quality of being refutable.

1880

Refutable

Re‐fut″a‐ble (r?‐f?t″?‐b'l;277), a. [Cf. F. réfutable.] Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.

1881

Refutal

Re‐fut″al (r?‐f?t″al), n. Act of refuting; refutation.

1882

Refutation

Ref′u‐ta″tion (r?f′?‐t?″sh?n), n. [L. refutatio: cf. F. réfutation.] The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; th...

1883

Refutatory

Re‐fut″a‐to‐ry (rē̍‐fūt″ȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. [L. refutatorius: cf. F. réfutatoire.] Tending tu refute; refuting.

1884

Refute

Re‐fute″ (rē̍‐fūt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Refuted; p. pr. & vb. n.Refuting.] [F. réfuter, L. refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. Confute, Refuse to deny.] To disprove and overthrow by...

1885

Refuter

Re‐fut″er (–f?t″?r), n. One who, or that which, refutes.

1886

Regain

Re‐gain″ (r?‐g?n″), v. t. [Pref. re- + gain: cf. F. regagner.] To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again.Syn. — To recover; reobta...

1887

Regal

Re″gal (rē″gal), a. [L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king. See Royal, and cf. Rajah, Realm, Regalia.] Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway...

1888

Regal (2)

Re″gal, n. [F. régale, It. regale. CF. Rigoll.] (Mus.) A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, — used in the sixteenth and sevente...

1889

Regale

‖Re‐ga″le (rē̍‐gā″lē̍), n. [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. régale. See Regal.] A prerogative of royalty. Johnson.

1890

Regale (2)

Re‐gale″ (rē̍‐gāl″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Regaled (–gāld″); p. pr. & vb. n.Regaling.] [F. régaler, Sp. regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. regalare to thaw (cff....