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Recollection (r?k?ll?ksh?n), n. [Cf. F. récollection.] 1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
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2. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance; memory; as, an event within my recollection.
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3. That which is recollected; something called to mind; reminiscence. “One of his earliest recollections.” Macaulay.
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4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. [Archaic]
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From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection. Robertson.
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Syn. -- Reminiscence; remembrance. See .
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Recollective (-l?kt?v), a. Having the power of recollecting. J. Foster.
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Recollet (r?k?ll?t; F. r?k?l?), n. [F. récollet, fr. L. recollectus, p. p. of recolligere to gather again, to gather up; NL., to collect one's self, esp. for religious contemplation.] (Eccl.) Same as , n.
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Recolonization (r?k?l?n?z?sh?n), n. A second or renewed colonization.
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Recolonize (r?k?l?n?z), v. t. To colonize again.
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Recombination (r?k?mb?n?sh?n), n. Combination a second or additional time.
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Recombine (r?k?mb?n), v. t. To combine again.
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Recomfort (r?k?mf?rt), v. t. [Pref. re- + comfort: cf. F. réconforter.] To comfort again; to console anew; to give new strength to. Bacon.
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Gan her recomfort from so sad affright. Spenser.
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Recomfortless, a. Without comfort. [Obs.]
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Recomforture (-f?rt?r;135), n. The act of recomforting; restoration of comfort. [Obs.] Shak.
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Recommence (r?k?mm?ns), v. i. 1. To commence or begin again. Howell.
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2. To begin anew to be; to act again as. [Archaic.]
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He seems desirous enough of recommencing courtier. Johnson.
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Recommence, v. t. [Pref. re- + commence: cf. F. recommencer.] To commence again or anew.
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Recommencement (-m�nt), n. A commencement made anew.
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Recommend (r?k?mm?nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recommended; p. pr. & vb. n. Recommending.] [Pref. re- + commend: cf. F. recommander.] 1. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body.
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Mæcenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose praises . . . have made him precious to posterity. Dryden.
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2. To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
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A decent boldness ever meets with friends,
Succeeds, and e'en a stranger recommends. Pope.
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3. To commit; to give in charge; to commend.
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Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. Acts xv. 40.
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Recommendable (-?b'l), a. [Cf. F. recommandable.] Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable. Glanvill. -- Recommendableness, n. -- Recommendably, adv.
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Recommendation (r?k?mm?nd?sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recommandation.] 1. The act of recommending.
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2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations.
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3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.]
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The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. Sir T. North.
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Recommendative (-m?nd?t?v), n. That which recommends; a recommendation. [Obs.]
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Recommendatory (-?t?r?), a. Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. Swift.
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Recommender (-?r), n. One who recommends.
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Recommission (r?k?mm?sh?n), v. t. To commission again; to give a new commission to.
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Officers whose time of service had expired were to be recommissioned. Marshall.
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Recommit (-m?t), v. t. To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee.
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{ Recommitment (-m�nt), Recommittal (-?l), } n. A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a committee.
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Recompact (-p?kt), v. t. To compact or join anew. “Recompact my scattered body.” Donne.
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Recompensation (r?k?mp?ns?sh?n), n. [Cf. LL. recompensatio.] 1. Recompense. [Obs.]
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2. (Scots Law) Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.
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Recompense (rĕkŏmpĕns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recompensed (-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n. Recompensing (-p?ns?ng).] [F. récompenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See .] 1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
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He can not recompense me better. Shak.
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2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
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God recompenseth the gift. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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To recompense
My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. Milton.
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3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. [R.]
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Recompense to no man evil for evil. Rom. xii. 17.
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Syn. -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.
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Recompense (r?k?mp?ns), v. i. To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.]
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Recompense, n. [Cf. F. récompense.] An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
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To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. Deut. xxii. 35.
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And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward. Heb. ii. 2.
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Syn. -- Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction; reward; requital.
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Recompensement (-p?nsm?nt), n. Recompense; requital. [Obs.] Fabyan.
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Recompenser (-p?ns?r), n. One who recompenses.
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A thankful recompenser of the benefits received. Foxe.
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Recompensive (-s?v), a. Of the nature of recompense; serving to recompense. Sir T. Browne.
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Recompilation (r?k?mp?l?tion), n. A new compilation.
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Recompile (rēkŏmpīl), v. t. To compile anew.
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Recompilement (-m�nt), n. The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a recompilement of the laws. Bacon.
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Recompose (-p?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recomposed (-p?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recomposing.] [Pref. re- + compose: cf. F. recomposer.] 1. To compose again; to form anew; to put together again or repeatedly.
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The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation can only be decomposed, but not actually recomposed. Sir W. Hamilton.
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2. To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to recompose the mind. Jer. Taylor.
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Recomposer (-p?z?r), n. One who recomposes.
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Recomposition (r?k?mp?z?sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recomposition.] The act of recomposing.
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Reconcentrado (?), n. [Sp., p.p. of reconcentrar to inclose, to reconcentrate.] Lit., one who has been reconcentrated; specif., in Cuba, the Philippines, etc., during the revolution of 1895-98, one of the rural noncombatants who were concentrated by the military authorities in areas surrounding the fortified towns, and later were reconcentrated in the smaller limits of the towns themselves.
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Reconcentrate (?), v. t. & i. To concentrate again; to concentrate thoroughly.
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Reconcentration (?), n. The act of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated; esp., the act or policy of concentrating the rural population in or about towns and villages for convenience in political or military administration, as in Cuba during the revolution of 1895-98.
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Reconcilable (r?k?ns?l?b'l), a. [Cf. F. réconciliable.] Capable of being reconciled; as, reconcilable adversaries; an act reconciable with previous acts.
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The different accounts of the numbers of ships are reconcilable. Arbuthnot.
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-- Reconcilableness, n. -- Reconcilably, adv.
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Reconcile (-s?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reconciled (-s?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Reconciling.] [F. réconcilier, L. reconciliare; pref. re- re- + conciliare to bring together, to unite. See .] 1. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled.
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Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. Dryden.
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The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop. Chaucer.
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We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. 2 Cor. v. 20.
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2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions.
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3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to.
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The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state. Locke.
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Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear,
Considered singly, or beheld too near;
Which, but proportioned to their light or place,
Due distance reconciles to form and grace. Pope.
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4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences.
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Syn. -- To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease.
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Reconcile, v. i. To become reconciled. [Obs.]
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Reconcilement (-m�nt), n. Reconciliation. Milton.
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Reconciler (-s?l?r), n. One who reconciles.
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Reconciliation (-s?l??sh?n), n. [F. réconciliation, L. reconciliatio.] 1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship.
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Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. S. Miller.
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2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony.
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A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture. D. Rogers.
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Syn. -- Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation.
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Reconciliatory (-s?l??t?r?), a. Serving or tending to reconcile. Bp. Hall.
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Recondensation (r?k?nd?ns?sh?n), n. The act or process of recondensing.
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Recondense (rēkŏndĕns), v. t. To condense again.
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Recondite (rĕkŏndīt or r�kŏndĭt; 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 .] 1. Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things.
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2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies. “Recondite learning.” Bp. Horsley.
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Reconditory (r�kŏndĭt�r�), n. [LL. reconditorium.] A repository; a storehouse. [Obs.] Ash.
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Reconduct (rēkŏndŭkt), v. t. To conduct back or again. “A guide to reconduct thy steps.” Dryden.
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Reconfirm (rēkŏnfẽrm), v. t. [Pref. re- + confirm: cf. F. reconfirmer.] To confirm anew. Clarendon.
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Reconfort (-f?rt), v. t. [F. réconforter.] To recomfort; to comfort. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Reconjoin (r?k?njoin), v. t. To join or conjoin anew. Boyle.
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{ Reconnaissance, Reconnoissance } (r?-k?nn?s-s?ns), n. [F. See .] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character. (b) (Engin.) An examination of a region as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the location of a public work. (c) (Mil.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition.
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Coloq. Reconnoissance in force (Mil.), a demonstration or attack by a large force of troops for the purpose of discovering the position and strength of an enemy.
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{ Reconnoiter, Reconnoitre } (r?k?nnoit?r), v. t. [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnaître. See .] 1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.
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2. To recognize. [Obs.] Sir H. Walpole.
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Reconquer (r?k?nk?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + conquer: cf. F. reconquérir.] To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.
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Reconquest (-kw?st), n. A second conquest.
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Reconsecrate (-k?ns?kr?t), v. t. To consecrate anew or again.
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Reconsecration, n. Renewed consecration.
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Reconsider (r?k?ns?d?r), v. t. 1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject.
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2. (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon.
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Reconsideration (-?sh?n), n. The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered; as, the reconsideration of a vote in a legislative body.
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Reconsolate (r?k?ns?l?t), v. t. To console or comfort again. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
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Reconsolidate (r?k?ns?l?d?t), v. t. To consolidate anew or again.
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Reconsolidation (-d?sh?n), n. The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being reconsolidated.
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Reconstruct (-str?kt), v. t. To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.
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Regiments had been dissolved and reconstructed. Macaulay.
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Reconstruction (-str?ksh?n), n. 1. The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.
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2. (U.S. Politics) The act or process of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed ordinances of secession, and of reëstablishing their constitutional relations to the national government, after the close of the Civil War.
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Reconstructive (-str?kt?v), a. Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.
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Recontinuance (-t?n??ns), n. The act or state of recontinuing.
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Recontinue (-?), v. t. & i. To continue anew.
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Reconvene (r?k?nv?n), v. t. & i. To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again.
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Reconvention (-v?nsh?n), n. (Civil Law) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge. Burrill. Bouvier.
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Reconversion (-v?rsh?n), n. A second conversion.
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Reconvert (-v?rt), v. t. To convert again. Milton.
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Reconvert (r?k?nv?rt), n. A person who has been reconverted. Gladstone.
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Reconvertible (r?k?nv?rt?b'l), a. (Chem.) Capable of being reconverted; convertible again to the original form or condition.
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Reconvey (-v?), v. t. 1. To convey back or to the former place; as, to reconvey goods.
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2. To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an estate.
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Reconveyance (-v??ns), n. Act of reconveying.
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Recopy (r?k?p?), v. t. To copy again.
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Record (r?k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind, F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- + cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See , .] 1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate. [Obs.] “I it you record.” Chaucer.
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2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]
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They longed to see the day, to hear the lark
Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest. Fairfax.
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3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events.
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Those things that are recorded of him . . . are written in the chronicles of the kings. 1 Esd. i. 42.
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Coloq. To record a deed , Coloq. mortgage , Coloq. lease , etc., to have a copy of the same entered in the records of the office designated by law, for the information of the public.
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Record, v. i. 1. To reflect; to ponder. [Obs.]
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Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read. Fuller.
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2. To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] Shak.
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Whether the birds or she recorded best. W. Browne.
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Record (rĕkẽrd), n. [OF. recort, record, remembrance, attestation, record. See , v. t.] 1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record.
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2. Especially: (a) An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or public officer, are recorded; as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the receiver of taxes. (b) An authentic official copy of a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law. (c) An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record. (d) The various legal papers used in a case, together with memoranda of the proceedings of the court; as, it is not permissible to allege facts not in the record.
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3. Testimony; witness; attestation.
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John bare record, saying. John i. 32.
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4. That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.
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5. That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good or a bad record.
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