Receivable
Re‐ceiv″a‐ble (rē̍‐sēv″ȧ‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. recevable.] Capable of being received. — Re‐ceiv″a‐ble‐ness, n.Bills receivable. See under 6th Bill.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Receive
Re‐ceive″ (rē̍‐sēv″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Received (–sēvd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Receiving.] [OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref. re- re- + capere to take, sei...
Receive (2)
Re‐ceive″ (rē̍‐sēv″), v. i. 1. To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays.2. (Lawn Tennis) To return, or bat back, the ball when served; a...
Receivedness
Re‐ceiv″ed‐ness, n. The state or quality of being received, accepted, or current; as, the receivedness of an opinion. Boyle.
Receiver
Re‐ceiv″er (–ẽr), n. [Cf. F. receveur.] 1. One who takes or receives in any manner.2. (Law) A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or ot...
Receiver (2)
Re‐ceiv″er, n.(Firearms) In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing ...
Receiver's certificate
Re‐ceiv″er's cer‐tif″i‐cate (?). An acknowledgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under order of court to obtain funds for the preservation of the assets held by him, as fo...
Receivership
Re‐ceiv″er‐ship, n. The state or office of a receiver.
Recelebrate
Re‐cel″e‐brate (rē‐sĕl″ē̍‐brāt), v. t. To celebrate again, or anew. — Re‐cel′e‐bra″tion (–brā″shŭn), n.
Recency
Re″cen‐cy (rē″sen‐sy̆), n. [LL. recentia, fr. L. recens. See Recent.] The state or quality of being recent; newness; new state; late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the...
Recense
Re‐cense″ (rē̍‐sĕns″), v. t. [L. recensere; pref. re- again + censere to value, estimate: cf. F. recenser.] To review; to revise. Bentley.
Recension
Re‐cen″sion (rē̍‐sĕn″shŭn), n. [L. recensio: cf. F. recension.] 1. The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination; enumeration. Barrow.2. Specifically, the review of a te...
Recensionist
Re‐cen″sion‐ist, n. One who makes recensions; specifically, a critical editor.
Recent
Re″cent (rē″sent), a. [L. recens, -entis: cf. F. récent.] 1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not alread...
Recenter
Re‐cen″ter (rē‐sĕn″tẽr), v. t. [Pref. re- + center.] To center again; to restore to the center. Coleridge.
Recently
Re″cent‐ly (rē″sent‐ly̆), adv. Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as, advices recently received.
Recentness
Re″cent‐ness, n. Quality or state of being recent.
Receptacle
Re‐cep″ta‐cle (rē̍‐sĕp″tȧ‐k'l), n. [F. réceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See Receive.] 1. That which serves, or is used, for receiv...
Receptacular
Rec′ep‐tac″u‐lar (rĕs′ĕp‐tăk″ū̍‐lẽr), a. [Cf. F. réceptaculaire.] (Bot.) Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the receptacular chaff or scales in the sunflower.
Receptaculum
‖Rec′ep‐tac″u‐lum (–lŭm), n.; pl.Receptacula (–lȧ). (Anat.) A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle.
Receptary
Rec″ep‐ta‐ry (rĕs″ĕp‐tā̍‐ry̆), a. Generally or popularly admitted or received. Sir T. Browne.
Receptary (2)
Rec″ep‐ta‐ry, n. That which is received. “Receptaries of philosophy.” Sir T. Browne.
Receptibility
Re‐cep′ti‐bil″i‐ty (rē̍‐sĕp′tĭ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. 1. The quality or state of being receptible; receivableness.2. A receptible thing. Glanvill.
Receptible
Re‐cep″ti‐ble (rē̍‐sĕp″tĭ‐b'l), a. [L. receptibilis.] Such as may be received; receivable.
Reception
Re‐cep″tion (–shŭn), n. [F. réception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See Receive.] 1. The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach...
Receptive
Re‐cep″tive (rē̍‐sĕp″tĭv), a. [Cf. F. réceptif. See Receive.] Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in, absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as...
Receptiveness
Re‐cep″tive‐ness, n. The quality of being receptive.