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Reliquian (r?-l?kw?-an), a. Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a relic. [R.]
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Reliquidate (r?-l?kw?-d?t), v. t. To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.
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Reliquidation (-d☞sh?n), n. A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment. A. Hamilton.
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Relish (r?l?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relished (-�sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relishing.] [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l�cher. See , .] 1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.
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Now I begin to relish thy advice. Shak.
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He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. Atterbury.
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2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
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A savory bit that served to relish wine. Dryden.
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Relish, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
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Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. Shak.
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A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. Woodward.
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Relish, n. 1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
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Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained
From this delightful fruit, nor known till now
True relish, tasting. Milton.
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When liberty is gone,
Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish. Addison.
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2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
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It preserve some relish of old writing. Pope.
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3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
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A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. Macaulay.
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I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j�dicious. Cowper.
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4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
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Syn. -- Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight.
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Relish, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. Knight.
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Relishable (-?-b'l), a. Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying.
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Relive (r?-l?v), v. i. To live again; to revive.
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Relive, v. t. To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.]
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Reload (r?-l?d), v. t. To load again, as a gun.
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Reloan (r?-l?n), n. A second lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan.
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Relocate (r?-l?k?t), v. t. To locate again.
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Relocation (r?l☞-k?sh?n), n. 1. A second location.
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2. (Roman & Scots Law) Renewal of a lease.
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Relodge (r?-l?j), v. t. To lodge again.
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Relove (-l?v), v. t. To love in return. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Relucent (r?-l?sent), a. [L. relucens, p. pr. relucere. See .] Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright; luminous; splendid.
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Gorgeous banners to the sun expand
Their streaming volumes of relucent gold. Glover.
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Reluct (r?-l?kt), v. i. [L. reluctari, p. p. reluctatus, to struggle; pref. re- re- + luctari to struggle, fr. lucia a wresting.] To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance; to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.
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Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion]. Walton.
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{ Reluctance (r?-l?ktans), Reluctancy (-tan-s?), } n. [See .] 1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. “Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action.” Dryden.
Syn. See .
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He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott.
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Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden.
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2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
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Reluctant (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari. See .] 1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
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Reluctant, but in vain. Milton.
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Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell.
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2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. Mitford.
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Syn. -- Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See .
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Reluctantly, adv. In a reluctant manner.
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Reluctate (-t?t), v. i. [See .] To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] “To delude their reluctating consciences.” Dr. H. More.
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Reluctation (r?l?k-t?sh?n), n. Repugnance; resistance; reluctance. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Reluctivity (?), n. (Elec.) Specific reluctance.
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Relume (r?-l?m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relumed (-l?md); p. pr. & vb. n. Reluming.] [OF. relumer (cf. F. rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re- re- + luminare to light. Cf. .] To rekindle; to light again.
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Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. Pope.
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I know not where is that Promethean heat
That can thy light relume. Shak.
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Relumine (r?-l?m?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relumined (-m?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Relumining.] [See .] 1. To light anew; to rekindle. Shak.
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2. To illuminate again.
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Rely (r?-l?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relied (-l?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Relying.] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.] To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in.
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Go in thy native innocence; rely
On what thou hast of virtue. Milton.
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On some fond breast the parting soul relies. Gray.
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Syn. -- To trust; depend; confide; repose.
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Remade (r?-m?d), imp. & p. p. of .
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Remain (r?-m?n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Remained (-m?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining.] [OF. remaindre, remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See , and cf. , .]
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1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
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Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12.
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Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 1 Cor. xv. 6.
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That . . . remains to be proved. Locke.
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2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
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Remain a widow at thy father's house. Gen. xxxviii. 11.
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Childless thou art; childless remain. Milton.
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Syn. -- To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide; last; endure.
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Remain, v. t. To await; to be left to. [Archaic]
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The easier conquest now remains thee. Milton.
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Remain n. 1. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.]
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Which often, since my here remain in England,
I 've seen him do. Shak.
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2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural. “The remains of old Rome.” Addison.
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When this remain of horror has entirely subsided. Burke.
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3. Specif., in the plural: (a) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
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Old warriors whose adored remains
In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains! Pope.
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(b) The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's Remains.
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Remainder (r?-m?nd?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf. See .] 1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. “The last remainders of unhappy Troy.” Dryden.
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If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt. Arbuthnot.
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2. (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
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3. (Law) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.
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Syn. -- Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.
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Remainder, a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
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Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit
After a voyage. Shak.
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Remainder-man (- măn), n.; pl. Remainder-men (-mĕn). (Law) One who has an estate after a particular estate is determined. See , n., 3. Blackstone.
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Remake (r?-m?k), v. t. To make anew.
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Remand (r?-m?nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Remanding.] [F. remander to send word again, L. remandare; pref. re- re- + mandare to commit, order, send word. See .] To recommit; to send back.
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Remand it to its former place. South.
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Then were they remanded to the cage again. Bunyan.
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Remand, n. The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.
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Remandment (-ment), n. A remand.
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{ Remanence (r?m?nens), Remanency (-nens?), } n. [Cf. OF. remanence, LL. remanentia, fr. L. remanens. See , a.] The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit. Coleridge.
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Remanent (-nent), n. [See , a.] That which remains; a remnant; a residue.
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Remanent, a. [L. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See , and cf. .] Remaining; residual.
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That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit. Jer. Taylor.
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Coloq. Remanent magnetism (Physics), magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also residual magnetism.
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Remanet (-n?t), n. [L., it remains.] (Legal Practice) A case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a postponed case. [Eng.]
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Re-mark (r?-m?rk), v. t. [Pref. re- + mark.] To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.
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Remark (r?-m?rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remarked (-m?rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Remarking.] [F. remarquer; pref. re- re- + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin, akin to E. mark. See , v. & n.] 1. To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.]
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Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. Ford.
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His manacles remark him; there he sits. Milton.
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2. To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker.
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3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go.
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Syn. -- To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say. -- , , . To observe is to keep or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To remark is simply to mark or take note of whatever may come up. To notice implies still less continuity of attention. When we turn from these mental states to the expression of them in language, we find the same distinction. An observation is properly the result of somewhat prolonged thought; a remark is usually suggested by some passing occurence; a notice is in most cases something cursory and short. This distinction is not always maintained as to remark and observe, which are often used interchangeably. “Observing men may form many judgments by the rules of similitude and proportion.” I. Watts. ”He can not distinguish difficult and noble speculations from trifling and vulgar remarks.” Collier. ”The thing to be regarded, in taking notice of a child's miscarriage, is what root it springs from.” Locke.
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Remark (r?-m?rk), v. i. To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
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Remark, n. [Cf. F. remarque.] 1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
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The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude
Conjecture and remark, however shrewd. Cowper.
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2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
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Syn. -- Observation; note; comment; annotation.
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Remarkable (-?-b'l), a. [F. remarquable.] Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.
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'T is remarkable, that they
Talk most who have the least to say. Prior.
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There is nothing left remarlable
Beneath the visiting moon. Shak.
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Syn. -- Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; rare; strange; wonderful; notable; eminent.
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-- Remarkableness, n. -- Remarkably, adv.
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Remarker (-?r), n. One who remarks.
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Remarque (?), n. Also Remark. (Engraving) (a) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate. (b) A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a Remarque proof.
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Remarriage (r?-m?rr?j), n. A second or repeated marriage.
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Remarry (r?-m?rrr?), v. t. & i. To marry again.
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Remast (r?-m?st), v. t. To furnish with a new mast or set of masts.
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Remasticate (r?-m?st?-k?t), v. t. To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud.
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Remastication (-k?sh?n), n. The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.
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Remberge (r?mb?rj), n. See .
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Remblai (r?nbl?), n. [F., fr. remblayer to fill up an excavation, to embank.] (Fort. & Engin.) Earth or materials made into a bank after having been excavated.
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Remble (r�mb'l), v. t. [Cf. OF. embler to steal, fr. L. involare to fly into or at, to carry off.] To remove. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. Tennyson.
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Reme (r�m), n. Realm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Remean (r�-m�n), v. t. To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to interpret. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Remeant (r�m�ant), a. [L. remeans, -antis, p. pr. of remeare to go or come back.] Coming back; returning. [R.] “Like the remeant sun.” C. Kingsley.
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Remeasure (r?-m?zh?r; 135), v. t. To measure again; to retrace.
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They followed him . . .
The way they came, their steps remeasured right. Fairfax.
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Remede (r?-m?d), n. Remedy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Remediable (r?-m?d?-?-b'l), a. [L. remediabilis: cf. F. remédiable.] Capable of being remedied or cured.
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-- Remediableness, n. -Remediably, adv.
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Remedial (-al), a. [L. remedialis.] Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment.
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Statutes are declaratory or remedial. Blackstone.
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It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not remedial, not conservative. I. Taylor.
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Remedially, adv. In a remedial manner.
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Remediate (-?t), a. Remedial. [R.] Shak.
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Remediless (r?-m?d?-l?s or r?m?-d?-l?s; 277), a. 1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. “Chains remedilesse.” Spenser.
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Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. Milton.
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2. Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.]
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Forced to forego the attempt remediless. Spenser.
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Syn. -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; desperate.
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-- Remediless, adv. [Obs.] Udall. -- Remedilessly, adv. -- Remedilessness, n.
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Remedy (r?m?-d?), n.; pl. Remedies (-d�z). [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. remède remedy, remédier to remedy. See .]
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1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.
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2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to.
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What may else be remedy or cure
To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought,
He will instruct us. Milton.
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3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong.
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Coloq. Civil remedy . See under . -- Coloq. Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance.
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Syn. -- Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.
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Remedy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Remedying.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. remédier. See , n.] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.
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I will remedy this gear ere long. Shak.
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Remelt (r?-m?lt), v. t. To melt again.
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Remember (r?-m?mb?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remembered (-b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Remembering.] [OF. remebrer, L. rememorari; pref. re- re- + memorare to bring to remembrance, from memor mindful. See , and cf. .] 1. To have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates.
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We are said to remember anything, when the idea of it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we have had this idea before. I. Watts.
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2. To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind; to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion.
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Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. xx. 8.
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That they may have their wages duly paid 'em,
And something over to remember me by. Shak.
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Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste. Milton.
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