Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Reconciliation

Rec′on‐cil′i‐a″tion (–s?l′?‐?″sh?n), n. [F. réconciliation, L. reconciliatio.] 1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmon...

1271

Reconciliatory

Rec′on‐cil″i‐a‐to‐ry (–s?l″?‐?‐t?‐r?), a. Serving or tending to reconcile. Bp. Hall.

1272

Recondensation

Re‐con′den‐sa″tion (r?‐k?n′d?n‐s?″sh?n), n. The act or process of recondensing.

1273

Recondense

Re′con‐dense″ (rē′kŏn‐dĕns″), v. t. To condense again.

1274

Recondite

Rec″on‐dite (rĕk″ŏn‐dīt or rē̍kŏn″dĭt; 277), a. [L. reconditus, p. p. of recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. re- re- + condere to bring or lay together. See ...

1275

Reconditory

Re‐con″di‐to‐ry (rē̍kŏn″dĭ‐tō̍‐ry̆), n. [LL. reconditorium.] A repository; a storehouse. Ash.

1276

Reconduct

Re′con‐duct″ (rē′kŏn‐dŭkt″), v. t. To conduct back or again. “A guide to reconduct thy steps.” Dryden.

1277

Reconfirm

Re′con‐firm″ (–f?rm″), v. t. [Pref. re- + confirm: cf. F. reconfirmer.] To confirm anew. Clarendon.

1278

Reconfort

Re′con‐fort″ (–f?rt″), v. t. [F. réconforter.] To recomfort; to comfort. Chaucer.

1279

Reconjoin

Re′con‐join″ (r?′k?n‐join″), v. t. To join or conjoin anew. Boyle.

1280

Reconnoissance

{ Re‐con″nois‐sance, Re‐con″nais‐sance } (r?–k?n″n?s–s?ns), n. [F. See Recognizance.] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a) (Geol.) An ...

1281

Reconnoiter

{ Rec′on‐noi″ter, Rec′on‐noi″tre } (r?k′?n‐noi″t?r), v. t. [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnaître. See Recognize.] 1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary ex...

1282

Reconquer

Re‐con″quer (r?‐k?n″k?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + conquer: cf. F. reconquérir.] To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.

1283

Reconquest

Re‐con″quest (–kw?st), n. A second conquest.

1284

Reconsecrate

Re‐con″se‐crate (–k?n″s?‐kr?t), v. t. To consecrate anew or again.

1285

Reconsecration

Re‐con′se‐cra″tion, n. Renewed consecration.

1286

Reconsider

Re′con‐sid″er (r?′k?n‐s?d″?r), v. t. 1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject.2. (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote wh...

1287

Reconsideration

Re′con‐sid′er‐a″tion (–?″sh?n), n. The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered; as, the reconsideration of a vote in a legislative body.

1288

Reconsolate

Re‐con″so‐late (r?‐k?n″s?‐l?t), v. t. To console or comfort again. Sir H. Wotton.

1289

Reconsolidate

Re′con‐sol″i‐date (r?′k?n‐s?l″?‐d?t), v. t. To consolidate anew or again.

1290

Reconsolidation

Re′con‐sol′i‐da″tion (–d?″sh?n), n. The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being reconsolidated.

1291

Reconstruct

Re′con‐struct″ (–str?kt″), v. t. To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.Regiments had been dissolved and reconstructed. Macaulay.

1292

Reconstruction

Re′con‐struc″tion (–str?k″sh?n), n. 1. The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.2. (U.S. Politics) The act or process of reorganizing the governments of t...

1293

Reconstructive

Re′con‐struct″ive (–str?k″t?v), a. Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.

1294

Recontinuance

Re′con‐tin″u‐ance (–t?n″?‐?ns), n. The act or state of recontinuing.

1295

Recontinue

Re′con‐tin″ue (–?), v. t. & i. To continue anew.

1296

Reconvene

Re′con‐vene″ (r?′k?n‐v?n″), v. t. & i. To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again.