Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Repealability

Re‐peal′a‐bil″i‐ty (–?–b?l″?–t?), n. The quality or state of being repealable.

2621

Repealable

Re‐peal″a‐ble (r?–p?l″?–b'l), a. Capable of being repealed. — Re‐peal″a‐ble‐ness, n.Syn. — Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible.

2622

Repealer

Re‐peal″er (–?r), n. One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.

2623

Repealment

Re‐peal″ment (–ment), n. Recall, as from banishment.

2624

Repeat

Re‐peat″ (–p?t″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Repeated; p. pr. & vb. n.Repeating.] [F. répéter, L. repetere; pref. re- re- + petere to fall upon, attack. See Petition.]1. To go over agai...

2625

Repeat (2)

Re‐peat″ (r?–p?t″), n. 1. The act of repeating; repetition.2. That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by ...

2626

Repeatedly

Re‐peat″ed‐ly, adv. More than once; again and again; indefinitely.

2627

Repeater

Re‐peat″er (–?r), n. One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically: (a) A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in ho...

2628

Repeating

Re‐peat″ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch.Repeating circle. See the Note...

2629

Repedation

Rep″e‐da″tion (r?p′?–da″sh?n), n. [L. repedare to step back; pref. re- re- + pes, pedis, foot.] A stepping or going back. Dr. H. More.

2630

Repel

Re‐‐pel″ (r?–p?l″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Repelled (–p?ld″); p. pr. & vb. n.Repelling.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repu...

2631

Repel (2)

Re‐pel″, v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.

2632

Repellence

{ Re‐pel″lence (–lens), Re‐pel″len‐cy (–len–s?), } n. The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.

2633

Repellent

Re‐pel″lent (–lent), a. [L. repellens, -entis, p. pr.] Driving back; able or tending to repel.

2634

Repellent (2)

Re‐pel″lent, n. 1. That which repels.2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. Dunglison.3. A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight.

2635

Repeller

Re‐pel″ler (–l?r), n. One who, or that which, repels.

2636

Repent

Re″pent (r?″p?nt), a. [L. repens, -entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.] 1. (Bot.) Prostrate and rooting; — said of stems. Gray.2. (Zoöl.) Same as Reptant.

2637

Repent (2)

Re‐pent″ (r?–p?nt″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Repented; p. pr. & vb. n.Repenting.] [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. S...

2638

Repent (3)

Re‐pent″, v. t. 1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.I do repent it from my very soul. Shak.2. To feel regret or sorrow; — used reflexively.My father has repen...

2639

Repentance

Re‐pent″ance (rē̍‐pĕnt″ans), n. [F. repentance.] The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for ...

2640

Repentant

Re‐pent″ant (–ant), a. [F. repentant.] 1. Penitent; sorry for sin. Chaucer.Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood. Millton.2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, r...

2641

Repentant (2)

Re‐pent″ant, n. One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.

2642

Repentantly

Re‐pent″ant‐ly, adv. In a repentant manner.

2643

Repenter

Re‐pent″er (–ẽr), n. One who repents.

2644

Repentingly

Re‐pent″ing‐ly, adv. With repentance; penitently.

2645

Repentless

Re‐pent″less, a. Unrepentant.

2646

Repeople

Re‐peo″ple (rē‐pē″p'l), v. t. [Pref. re- + people: cf. F. repeupler.] To people anew.