Webster's Dictionary 1913

2755

Repress

Re‐press″ (r?–pr?s″), v. t. [Pref. re- + press.] To press again.

2756

Repress (2)

Re‐press″ (r?–pr?s″), v. t. [Pref. re- + press: cf. L. reprimere, repressum. Cf. Reprimand.] 1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out; to quell; to subdue; to ...

2757

Repress (3)

Re‐press″, n. The act of repressing.

2758

Represser

Re‐press″er (–?r), n. One who, or that which, represses.

2759

Repressible

Re‐press″i‐ble (–?–b'l), a. Capable of being repressed.

2760

Repression

Re‐pres″sion (r?–pr?sh″?n), n. [Cf. F. répression.]1. The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as, the repression of evil and evil doers.2. That which represses; chec...

2761

Repressive

Re‐press″ive (r?–pr?s″?v), a. [Cf. F. répressif. LL. repressivus.] Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or measures. — Re‐press″ive‐ly, adv.

2762

Reprevable

Re‐prev″a‐ble (r?–pr?v″?–b'l), a. Reprovable.

2763

Repreve

Re‐preve″ (r?–pr?v″), v. t. [See Reprieve, v. t.] To reprove. “Repreve him of his vice.” Chaucer.

2764

Repreve (2)

Re‐preve″, n. Reproof. Chaucer.

2765

Repriefe

Re‐priefe″ (r?–pr?f″), n. Repreve. Chaucer.

2766

Reprieval

Re‐priev″al (r?–pr?v″al), n. Reprieve. Overbury.

2767

Reprieve

Re‐prieve (r?–pr?v″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Reprieved (–pr?vd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Reprieving.] [OE. repreven to reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn (pres. il r...

2768

Reprieve (2)

Re‐prieve″ (r?–pr?v″), n. 1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death.The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve was sent...

2769

Reprimand

Rep″ri‐mand (r?p″r?–m?nd), n. [F. réprimande, fr. L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re + premere to pre...

2770

Reprimand (2)

Rep″ri‐mand, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Reprimanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Reprimanding.] [Cf. F. réprimander. See Reprimand, n.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to...

2771

Reprimander

Rep″ri‐mand′er (–m?nd′?r), n. One who reprimands.

2772

Reprimer

Re‐prim″er (r?–pr?m″?r), n.(Firearms) A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again.

2773

Reprint

Re‐print″ (r?–pr?nt″), v. t. 1. To print again; to print a second or a new edition of.2. To renew the impression of.The whole business of our redemption is... to reprint God's i...

2774

Reprint (2)

Re″print′ (r?″pr?nt′), n. A second or a new impression or edition of any printed work; specifically, the publication in one country of a work previously published in another.

2775

Reprinter

Re‐print″er (r?–pr?nt″?r), n. One who reprints.

2776

Reprisal

Re‐pris″al (r?–priz″al), n. [F. repr�saille, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere, reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise.] 1. The act of taking fro...

2777

Reprise

Re‐prise″ (r?–pr?z″), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]1. A taking by way of retaliation. Dryden.2. pl.(Law) Deductions and d...

2778

Reprise (2)

Re‐prise″, v. t. [Written also reprize.] 1. To take again; to retake. Spenser.2. To recompense; to pay.

2779

Repristinate

Re‐pris″tin‐ate (r?–pr?s″t?n–?t), v. t. [Pref. re- + pristine.] To restore to an original state. Shedd.

2780

Repristination

Re‐pris′ti‐na″tion (–t?–n?″sh?n), n. Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity. R. Browning.

2781

Reprive

Re‐prive″ (r?–pr?v″), v. t. [Pref. re- + L. privare to deprive.] To take back or away. Spenser.