Webster's Dictionary 1913

865

Ready-witted

Read″y–wit′ted (–wĭt′tĕd), a. Having ready wit.

866

Reaffirm

Re′af‐firm″ (rē′ăf‐fẽrm″), v. t. To affirm again.

867

Reaffirmance

{ Re′af‐firm″ance (rē′ăf‐fẽrm″ans), Re‐af′fir‐ma″tion (rē‐ăf′fẽr‐mā″shŭn), } n. A second affirmation.

868

Reafforest

Re′af‐for″est (rē′ăf‐fŏr″ĕst), v. t. To convert again into a forest, as a region of country.

869

Reafforestation

Re′af‐for′es‐ta″tion (–ĕs‐tā″shŭn), n. The act or process of converting again into a forest.

870

Reagent

Re‐a″gent (rē̍‐ā″jent), n.(Chem.) A substance capable of producing with another a reaction, especially when employed to detect the presence of other bodies; a test.

871

Reaggravation

Re‐ag′gra‐va″tion (–ăg′grȧ‐vā″shŭn), n.(R. C. Ch.) The last monitory, published after three admonitions and before the last excommunication.

872

Reagree

Re′a‐gree″ (rē′ȧ‐grē″), v. i. To agree again.

873

Reak

Reak (rēk), n. [√115. Cf. Wrack seaweed.] A rush. “Feeds on reaks and reeds.” Drant.

874

Reak (2)

Reak, n. [Cf. Icel. hrekkr, or E. wreak vengeance.] A prank. “They play such reaks.” Beau. & Fl.

875

Real

Re″al (rē″al), n. [Sp., fr. real royal, L. regalis. See Regal, and cf. Ree a coin.] A small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of money of account, formerly the unit of t...

876

Real (2)

Re‐al″ (rā̍‐äl″), a. Royal; regal; kingly. “The blood real of Thebes.” Chaucer.

877

Real (3)

Re″al (rē″al), a. [LL. realis, fr. L. res, rei, a thing: cf. F. réel. Cf. Rebus.] 1. Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life.Wher...

878

Real (4)

Re″al (rē″al), n. A realist. Burton.

879

Realgar

Re‐al″gar (rē̍‐ăl″gẽr), n. [F. réalgar, Sp. rejalgar, Ar. rahj al ghār powder of the mine.] (Min.) Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also...

880

Realism

Re″al‐ism (rē″al‐ĭz'm), n. [Cf. F. réalisme.] 1. (Philos.) (a) As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently...

881

Realist

Re″al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. réaliste.] 1. (Philos.) One who believes in realism; esp., one who maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the genera and species of things, r...

882

Realistic

Re′al‐is″tic (–ĭs″tĭk), a. Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination.

883

Realistically

Re′al‐is″tic‐al‐ly, adv. In a realistic manner.

884

Reality

Re‐al″i‐ty (rē̍‐ăl″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Realities (–tĭz). [Cf. F. réalité, LL. realitas. See 3d Real, and cf. 2d Realty.] 1. The state or quality of being real; actual being or existe...

885

Realizable

Re″al‐i′za‐ble (rē″al‐ī′zȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being realized.

886

Realization

Re′al‐i‐za″tion (–ĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. réalisation.] The act of realizing, or the state of being realized.

887

Realize

Re″al‐ize (rē″al‐īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Realized (–īzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Realizing (–ī′zĭng).] [Cf. F. réaliser.] 1. To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious in...

888

Realize (2)

Re″al‐ize, v. i. To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.Wary men took the alarm, and ...

889

Realizer

Re″al‐i′zer (–ī′zẽr), n. One who realizes. Coleridge.

890

Realizing

Re″al‐i′zing (–zĭng), a. Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; as, a realizing view of the danger incurred. — Re″al‐i′zing‐ly, adv.

891

Reallege

Re′al‐lege″ (–ăl‐lĕj″), v. t. To allege again. Cotgrave.