Regressive
Re‐gress″ive (r?‐gr?s″?v), a. [Cf. F. régressif.]1. Passing back; returning.2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.Regressive metamorphism. (a) (Biol.) See Retrogressi...
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Regressively
Re‐gress″ive‐ly, adv. In a regressive manner.
Regret
Re‐gret″ (r?‐gr?t″), n. [F., fr. regretter. See Regret, v.] 1. Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a lo...
Regret (2)
Re‐gret″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Regretted (–tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Regretting.] [F. regretter, OF. regreter; L. pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. grētan to weep, I...
Regretful
Re‐gret″ful (–f?l), a. Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. — Re‐gret″ful‐ly, adv.
Regrow
Re‐grow″ (r?‐gr?″), v. i. & t. To grow again.The snail had power to regrow them all A. B. Buckley.
Regrowth
Re‐growth″ (r?‐gr?th″), n. The act of regrowing; a second or new growth. Darwin.The regrowth of limbs which had been cut off. A. B. Buckley.
Reguardant
Re‐guard″ant (r?‐g?rd″ant), a.(Her.) Same as Regardant.
Reguerdon
Re‐guer″don (r?‐g?r″d?n), v. t. [Pref. re- re- + guerdon: cf. OF. reguerdonner.] To reward. Shak.
Regulable
Reg″u‐la‐ble (r?g″?‐l?‐b'l), a. Capable of being regulated.
Regular
Reg″u‐lar (–l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. régulier. See Rule.]1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, pr...
Regular (2)
Reg″u‐lar (rĕg″ū̍‐lẽr), n. [LL. regularis: cf. F. régulier. See Regular, a.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chast...
Regularia
‖Reg′u‐la″ri‐a (rĕg′ū̍‐lā″rĭ‐ȧ), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular, sea urchins.
Regularity
Reg′u‐lar″i‐ty (–l?r″?‐t?), n. [Cf. F. régularité.] The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.
Regularize
Reg″u‐lar‐ize (rĕg″ū̍‐lẽr‐īz), v. t. To cause to become regular; to regulate.
Regularly
Reg″u‐lar‐ly, adv. In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time.
Regularness
Reg″u‐lar‐ness, n. Regularity. Boyle.
Regulate
Reg″u‐late (–lāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Regulated (–lā′tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Regulating.] [L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.] 1. To adjust by rule, method, ...
Regulation
Reg′u‐la″tion (–l?″sh?n), n. 1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.The temper and regulation of our own minds. Macaulay.2. A rule or order prescribed for man...
Regulative
Reg″u‐la‐tive (r?g″?‐l?‐t?v), a. 1. Tending to regulate; regulating. Whewell.2. (Metaph.) Necessarily assumed by the mind as fundamental to all other knowledge; furnishing funda...
Regulator
Reg″u‐la′tor (–l?′t?r), n. 1. One who, or that which, regulates.2. (Mach.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which cont...
Reguline
Reg″u‐line (r?g″?‐l?n), a. [Cf. F. régulin. See Regulus.] (Chem. & Metal.) Of or pertaining to regulus.
Regulize
Reg″u‐lize (–l?z), v. t.(Old Chem.) To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal from extraneous matter; as, to regulize antimony.
Regulus
Reg″u‐lus (–l?s), n.; pl. E. Reguluses (-�z), L. Reguli (–l�). [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of rex, regis, a king: cf. F. régule. See Regal.] 1. A petty king; a ruler of litt...
Regurgitate
Re‐gur″gi‐tate (r?‐g?r″j?‐t?t), v. t. [LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. Regorge.] To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow pla...
Regurgitate (2)
Re‐gur″gi‐tate, v. i. To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. Quain.
Regurgitation
Re‐gur′gi‐ta″tion (–t?″sh?n), n. [Cf. F. régurgitation.] 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direc...