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Remonstrator (r?m?nstr?t?r), n. One who remonstrates; a remonsrant. Bp. Burnet.
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Remontant (-tant), a.[F.] (Hort.) Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.
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Remontoir (re-m tw?r; E. r?-m?ntw?r), n. [F.] (Horology) See under .
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Remora (r?m?r?), n. [L.: cf. F. rémora.]
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1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] Milton.
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2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.
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☞ The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamellæ, situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or remora of sharks (Echeneis naucrates), and the swordfish remora (Remora brachyptera), are common American species.
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3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places. Dunglison.
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Remorate (-r?t), v. t. [L. remoratus, p. p. of remorari; pref. re- re- + morari to delay.] To hinder; to delay. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Remord (r?-m?rd), v. t. [L. remordere to bite again, to torment: cf. F. remordre. See .] To excite to remorse; to rebuke. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Remord, v. i. To feel remorse. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
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Remordency (-ens?), n. Remorse; compunction; compassion. [Obs.] Killingbeck.
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Remorse (r?m?rs), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See .] 1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. “Nero will be tainted with remorse.” Shak.
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2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
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Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. Dryden.
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But evermore it seem'd an easier thing
At once without remorse to strike her dead. Tennyson.
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Syn. -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See .
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Remorsed (r?-m?rst), a. Feeling remorse. [Obs.]
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Remorseful (-m?rsf?l), a. 1. Full of remorse.
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The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. Sir W. Scott.
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2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] Shak.
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3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] Chapman.
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-- Remorsefully, adv. -- Remorsefulness, n.
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Remorseless, a. Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless. “Remorseless adversaries.” South. “With remorseless cruelty.” Milton.
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Syn. -- Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting; implacable; merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel.
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-- Remorselessly, adv. -- Remorselessness, n.
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Remote (r?-m?t), a. [Compar. Remoter (-?r); superl. Remotest.] [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See .] 1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.
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Places remote enough are in Bohemia. Shak.
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Remote from men, with God he passed his days. Parnell.
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2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. Specifically: (a) Not agreeing; alien; foreign. “All these propositions, how remote soever from reason.” Locke. (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity. (c) Separate; abstracted. “Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies.” Locke. (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. “From the effect to the remotest cause.” Granville. (e) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance.
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3. (Bot.) Separated by intervals greater than usual.
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-- Remotely, adv. -- Remoteness, n.
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Remotion (r?-m?sh?n), n. [L. remotio. See .] 1. The act of removing; removal. [Obs.]
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This remotion of the duke and her
Is practice only. Shak.
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2. The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.]
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The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred by the enormity of their remotion. De Quincey.
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Remould (rēmōld), v. t. See .
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Remount (r?-mount), v. t. & i. To mount again.
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Remount, n. The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give one a remount.
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Removable (r?-m??v?-b'l), a. Admitting of being removed. Ayliffe. -- Removability (-�-b�l�-t�), n.
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Removal (-al), n. The act of removing, or the state of being removed.
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Remove (r?-m??v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Removed (-m??vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Removing.] [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to move. See .] 1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
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Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deut. xix. 14.
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When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally ordered the table to be removed. Goldsmith.
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2. To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. “King Richard thus removed.” Shak.
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3. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.
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☞ See the Note under , v. i.
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Remove (r?-m??v), v. i. To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another.
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Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane,
I can not taint with fear. Shak.
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☞ The verb remove, in some of its application, is synonymous with move, but not in all. Thus we do not apply remove to a mere change of posture, without a change of place or the seat of a thing. A man moves his head when he turns it, or his finger when he bends it, but he does not remove it. Remove usually or always denotes a change of place in a body, but we never apply it to a regular, continued course or motion. We never say the wind or water, or a ship, removes at a certain rate by the hour; but we say a ship was removed from one place in a harbor to another. Move is a generic term, including the sense of remove, which is more generally applied to a change from one station or permanent position, stand, or seat, to another station.
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Remove, n. 1. The act of removing; a removal.
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This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton.
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And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. Goldsmith.
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2. The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move.
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It is an English proverb that three removes are as bad as a fire. J. H. Newman.
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3. The state of being removed. Locke.
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4. That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else.
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5. The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year.
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A freeholder is but one remove from a legislator. Addison.
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6. (Far.) The act of resetting a horse's shoe. Swift.
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Removed (r?-m??vd), a. 1. Changed in place.
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2. Dismissed from office.
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3. Distant in location; remote. “Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling.” Shak.
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4. Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed.
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-- Removedness (r�-m��v�d-n�s), n. Shak.
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Remover (-?r), n. One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. Bacon.
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Remuable (r?-m??-b'l), a. [F.] That may be removed; removable. [Obs.] Gower.
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Remue (r?-m?), v. t. [F. remuer. See to molt.] To remove. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Remugient (r?-m?j?-ent), a. [L. remugiens, p. pr. of remugire. See .] Rebellowing. Dr. H. More.
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Remunerable (r?-m?n?r-?-b'l), a. [See .] Admitting, or worthy, of remuneration. -- Remunerability (r�-m�n�r-�-b�li-t�), n.
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Remunerate (-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remunerated (-?t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Remunerating.] [L. remuneratus, p. p. of remunerare, remunerari; pref. re- re- + munerare, munerari, to give, present, from munus, muneris, a gift, present. Cf. .] To pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense, or other sacrifice; to recompense; to requite; as, to remunerate men for labor.
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Syn. -- To reward; recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite; repay; pay; reimburse.
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Remuneration (-?sh?n), n. [L. remuneratio: cf. F. rémunération.] 1. The act of remunerating.
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2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings. Shak.
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Syn. -- Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; repayment; satisfaction; requital.
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Remunerative (r?-m?n?r-?-t?v), a. [Cf.F. rémun�ratif.] Affording remuneration; as, a remunerative payment for services; a remunerative business. -Remuneratively, adv. -- Remunerativeness, n.
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Remuneratory (-t?-r?), a. [Cf. F. rémun�ratoire.] Remunerative. Johnson.
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Remurmur (r?-m?rm?r), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + murmur: cf. F. remurmurare.] To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs.
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The trembling trees, in every plain and wood,
Her fate remurmur to the silver flood. Pope.
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Ren (r?n), v. t. & i. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ren, n. A run. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Renable (r?n?-b'l), a. [OF. resnable.] Reasonable; also, loquacious. [Obs.] “Most renable of tongue.” Piers Plowman. -- Renably, adv. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Renaissance (F. r�-n�säNs; E. r�-nāss�ns), n. [F., fr. renaître to be born again. Cf. .] A new birth, or revival. Specifically: (a) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries. (b) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch.
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The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in mediæval ideas by the light of classic arts and letters. J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit.).
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Renaissant (r?-n?ssant), a. Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.
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Renal (rēn�l), a. [L. renalis, fr. renes the kidneys or reins: cf. F. rénal. See .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.
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Coloq. Renal capsules or Coloq. Renal glands , the suprarenal capsules. See under . -- Coloq. Renal casts , Coloq. Renal colic . (Med.) See under , and .
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Renal calculus (Med.), an abnormal concretion formed in the excretory passages of the kidney, composed primarily of calcium oxalates and phosphates; -- also called kidney stone, nephrolith, and nephritic calculus (an obsolete term).
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Renal-portal (r?nal-p?rtal), a. (Anat.) Both renal and portal. See .
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Rename (r?n?m), v. t. To give a new name to.
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Renard (r?n?rd), n. [F. renard the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G. Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See .] A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry. [Written also reynard.]
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Renardine (-?n), a. Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned.
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Renascence (r?-n?ssens), n. [See , and cf. .] 1. The state of being renascent.
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Read the Phœnix, and see how the single image of renascence is varied. Coleridge.
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2. Same as .
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The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics, produced such splendid fruits. M. Arnold.
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Renascency (-sen-s?), n. State of being renascent.
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Renascent (-sent), a. [L. renascens, p. pr. of renasci to be born again; pref. re- re- + nasci to be born. See .] 1. Springing or rising again into being; being born again, or reproduced.
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2. See .
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Renascible (-s?-b'l), a. [LL. renascibilis, from L. renasci to be born again.] Capable of being reproduced; ablle to spring again into being.
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Renate (r?-n?t), a. [L. renatus, p. p. of renasci.] Born again; regenerate; renewed. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Renavigate (r?-n?v?-g?t), v. t. To navigate again.
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Renay (r?-n?), v. t. [OF. reneier, F. renier, F. renier; L. pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See .] To deny; to disown. [Obs.]
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Rencontre (r?n-k?nt?r; F. r?N tr'), n. [F.] Same as , n.
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Rencounter (r?n-kount?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rencountered (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb/ n. Rencountering.] [F. rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See .] 1. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
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2. To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Rencounter, v. i. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.
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Rencounter, n. [F. rencontre, from renconter to meet.] 1. A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.
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The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join. Granville.
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2. A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties.
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The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all rencounters and engagements. Addison.
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Syn. -- Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash.
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Rend (rĕnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rent (rĕnt); p. pr. & vb. n. Rending.] [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. ræna to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor. ranna.] 1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak.
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The dreadful thunder
Doth rend the region. Shak.
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2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.
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An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden.
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I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11.
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Coloq. To rap and rend . See under , v. t., to snatch.
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Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.
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Rend, v. i. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. Jer. Taylor.
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Render (-?r), n. [From .] One who rends.
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Render (r?nd?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rendered (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. Rendering.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See time, and cf. , .] 1. To return; to pay back; to restore.
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Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. Spenser.
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2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.
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I will render vengeance to mine enemies. Deut. xxxii. 41.
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3. To give up; to yield; to surrender.
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I 'll make her render up her page to me. Shak.
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4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute.
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Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. I. Watts.
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5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
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6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.
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7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.
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8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner.
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He did render him the most unnatural
That lived amongst men. Shak.
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9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.
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10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
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Render, v. i. 1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.]
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2. (Naut.) To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well, that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way. Totten.
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Render, n. 1. A surrender. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. A return; a payment of rent.
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In those early times the king's household was supported by specific renders of corn and other victuals from the tenants of the demains. Blackstone.
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3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] Shak.
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