RELIGHT
RELIGHT, verb transitive reli'te. [re and light.]1. To light anew; to illuminate again.2. To rekindle; to set on fire again.
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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RELIGHT, verb transitive reli'te. [re and light.]1. To light anew; to illuminate again.2. To rekindle; to set on fire again.
RELIGHTED, participle passive Lighted anew; rekindled.
RELIGHTING, participle present tense Lighting again; rekindling.
RELIGION, noun relij'on. [Latin religio, from religo, to bind anew; re and ligo, to bind. This word seems originally to have signified an oath or vow to the gods, or the obligat...
RELIG'IONARY, adjective Relating to religion; pious. [Not used.]
RELIG'IONIST, noun A bigot to any religious persuasion.
RELIG'IOUS, adjective [Latin religiosus.]1. Pertaining or relating to religion; as a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects.2. Pious; godly; ...
RELIG'IOUSLY, adverb1. Piously; with love and reverence to the Supreme Being; in obedience to the divine commands.2. According to the rites of religion.3. Reverently; with vener...
RELIG'IOUSNESS, noun The quality or state of being religious.
RELIN'QUISH, verb transitive [Latin relinquo, re and linquo, to leave, to fail or faint; from the same root as liqueo, liquo, to melt or dissolve, deliquium, a fainting. Hence t...
RELIN'QUISHED, participle passive Left; quitted; given up.
RELIN'QUISHER, noun One who leaves or quits.
RELIN'QUISHING, participle present tense Quitting; leaving; giving up.
RELIN'QUISHMENT, noun The act of leaving or quitting; a forsaking; the renouncing a claim to.
REL'IQUARY, noun [Latin relinquo.]A depository for relics; a casket in which relics are kept.
RELIQ'UIDATE, verb transitive [re and liquidate.]To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.
RELIQ'UIDATED, participle passive Liquidated again.
RELIQ'UIDATING, participle present tense Liquidating again.
RELIQUIDA'TION, noun A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.
REL'ISH, noun1. Taste; or rather, a pleasing taste; that sensation of the organs which is experienced when we take food or drink of an agreeable flavor. Different persons have d...
REL'ISHABLE, adjective Gustable; having an agreeable taste.
REL'ISHED, participle passive Giving an agreeable taste; received with pleasure.
RELIVE, verb intransitive reliv'. [re and live.] To live again; to revive.RELIVE, verb transitive reliv'. To recall to life. [Not in use.]
RELOAN, verb transitive [re and loan.] To loan again; to lend what has been lent and repaid.RELOAN, noun A second lending of the same money.
RELOANED, participle passive Loaned again.
RELOANING, participle present tense Loaning again.
RELOVE, verb transitive [re and love.] To love in return. [Not in use.]