Webster's Dictionary 1913

2566

Reopen

Re‐o″pen (r?–?″p'n), v. t. & i. To open again.

2567

Reoppose

Re′op‐pose″ (r?′?p–p?z″), v. t. To oppose again.

2568

Reordain

Re′or‐dain″ (r?′?r–d?n″), v. t. [Pref. re- re- + ordain: cf. F. réordonner.] To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective. Bp. Burnet.

2569

Reorder

Re‐or″der (r?–?r″d?r), v. t. To order a second time.

2570

Reordination

Re‐or′di‐na″tion, n. A second ordination.

2571

Reorganization

Re‐or′gan‐i‐za″tion (–gan–?–z?″sh?n), n. The act of reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as, reorganization of the troops.

2572

Reorganize

Re‐or″gan‐ize (r?–?r″gan–?z), v. t. & i. To organize again or anew; as, to reorganize a society or an army.

2573

Reorient

Re‐o″ri‐ent (r?–?″r?–ent), a. Rising again.The life reorient out of dust. Tennyson.

2574

Reostat

Re″o‐stat (r?″?–st?t), n.(Physics) See Rheostat.

2575

Reotrope

Re″o‐trope (–tr?p), n.(Physics) See Rheotrope.

2576

Rep

Rep (r?p), n. [Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.] A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.

2577

Rep (2)

Rep, a. Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; — applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.

2578

Rep-silver

Rep″–sil′ver (r?p″s?l′v?r), n. [See Reap.] Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain.

2579

Repace

Re‐pace″ (r?–p?s″), v. t. To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.

2580

Repacify

Re‐pac″i‐fy (r?–p?s″?–f?), v. t. To pacify again.

2581

Repack

Re‐pack″ (r?–p?k″), v. t. To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack beef; to repack a trunk.

2582

Repacker

Re‐pack″er (–?r), n. One who repacks.

2583

Repaganize

Re‐pa″gan‐ize (r?–p?″gan–?z), v. t. To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.

2584

Repaid

Re‐paid″ (r?–p?d″), imp. & p. p. of Repay.

2585

Repaint

Re‐paint″ (r?–p?nt″), v. t. To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.

2586

Repair

Re‐pair″ (r?–p?r″), v. i. [OE. repairen, OF. repairier to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater...

2587

Repair (2)

Re‐pair″, n. [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See Repair to go.] 1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. Chaucer.The king sent a proclamation for their repair to th...

2588

Repair (3)

Re‐pair″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Repaired (–p?rd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Repairing.] [F. réparer, L. reparare; pref. re- re- + parare to prepare. See Pare, and cf. Reparation.] 1. To rest...

2589

Repair (4)

Re‐pair″, n. 1. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair o...

2590

Repairable

Re‐pair″a‐ble (–?‐b'l), a. Reparable. Gauden.

2591

Repairer

Re‐pair″er (–?r), n. One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends.

2592

Repairment

Re‐pair″ment, n. Act of repairing.