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Reverse (r�vẽrs), n. [Cf. F. revers. See , a.] 1. That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.
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He did so with the reverse of the lance. Sir W. Scott.
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2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite. Chaucer.
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And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. Pope.
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To make everything the reverse of what they have seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. Burke.
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3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
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The strange reverse of fate you see;
I pitied you, now you may pity me. Dryden.
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By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich. Lamb.
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4. The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See .
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5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] Shak.
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6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
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Reverse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reversed (r�vẽrst);p. pr. & vb. n. Reversing.] [See , a., and cf. .] 1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
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And that old dame said many an idle verse,
Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse. Spenser.
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2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]
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And to his fresh remembrance did reverse
The ugly view of his deformed crimes. Spenser.
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3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
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Reverse the doom of death. Shak.
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She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray. Sir W. Scott.
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4. To turn upside down; to invert.
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A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill. Sir W. Temple.
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5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
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These can divide, and these reverse, the state. Pope.
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Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil. Rogers.
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6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
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Coloq. Reverse arms (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an angle of 45°, and is held as in the illustration. -- Coloq. To reverse an engine or Coloq. To reverse a machine , to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite direction.
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Syn. -- To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; repeal; annul; revoke; undo.
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Reverse, v. i. 1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. To become or be reversed.
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Reversed (r�vẽrst), a. 1. Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zoöl.), sinistrorse or sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell.
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2. (Law) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a reversed judgment or decree.
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Coloq. Reversed positive or Coloq. Reversed negative (Photog.), a picture corresponding with the original in light and shade, but reversed as to right and left. Abney.
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Reversedly (?), adv. In a reversed way.
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Reverseless, a. Irreversible. [R.] A. Seward.
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Reversely, adv. In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the opposite. Bp. Pearson.
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Reverser (?), n. One who reverses.
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Reversibility (?), n. The quality of being reversible. Tyndall.
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Reversible (?), a. [Cf. F. réversible revertible, reversionary.] 1. Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.
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2. Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
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Coloq. Reversible lock , a lock that may be applied to a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb. -- Coloq. Reversible process . See under .
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Reversibly, adv. In a reversible manner.
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Reversing, a. Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.
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Coloq. Reversing engine , a steam engine having a reversing gear by means of which it can be made to run in either direction at will. -- Coloq. Reversing gear (Mach.), gear for reversing the direction of rotation at will.
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Reversion (r�vẽrshŭn), n. [F. réversion, L. reversio a turning back. See .] 1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.]
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After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he brought with him. Foxe.
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2. That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.]
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The small reversion of this great navy which came home might be looked upon by religious eyes as relics. Fuller.
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3. (Law) The returning of an estate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him. Kent.
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4. Hence, a right to future possession or enjoyment; succession.
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For even reversions are all begged before. Dryden.
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5. (Annuities) A payment which is not to be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some event, as the death of a living person. Brande & C.
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6. (Biol.) A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.
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Coloq. Reversion of series (Alg.), the act of reverting a series. See To revert a series, under , v. t.
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Reversionary (?), a. (Law) Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right.
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Reversionary, n. (Law) That which is to be received in reversion.
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Reversioner (?), n. (Law) One who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is terminated. Blackstone.
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Reversis (?), n. [F.] A certain game at cards.
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Revert (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverting.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See , and cf. .] 1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
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Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. Prior.
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The tumbling stream . . .
Reverted, plays in undulating flow. Thomson.
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2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
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3. (Chem.) To change back. See , v. i.
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Coloq. To revert a series (Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx + cx2 + etc., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.
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Revert, v. i. 1. To return; to come back.
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So that my arrows
Would have reverted to my bow again. Shak.
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2. (Law) To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.
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3. (Biol.) To return, wholly or in part, towards some preëxistent form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
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4. (Chem.) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts.
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Revert, n. One who, or that which, reverts.
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An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or rather reverts, to the faith. Fuller.
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Reverted, a. Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S.
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Revertent (?), n. (Med.) A remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system. [Obs.] E. Darwin.
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Reverter (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, reverts.
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2. (Law) Reversion. Burrill.
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Revertible (?), a. Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; as, a revertible estate.
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Revertive (?), a. Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. -- Revertively, adv.
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The tide revertive, unattracted, leaves
A yellow waste of idle sands behind. Thomson.
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Revery (?), n. Same as .
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Revest (rēvĕst), v. t. [OF reverstir, F. revêtir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See , and cf. .] 1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
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Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter
Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments. Spenser.
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2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
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Revest, v. i. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.
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Revestiary (?), n. [LL. revestiarium: cf. F. revestiaire. See .] The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments, etc., are kept; -- now contracted into vestry.
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Revestry (?), n. Same as . [Obs.]
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Revestture (?), n. Vesture. [Obs.]
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Richrevesture of cloth of gold. E. Hall.
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Revet (r�vĕt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revetted;p. pr. & vb. n. Revetting.] [See .] (Mil. & Civil Engineering) To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material.
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Revetment (?), n. [F. revêtement the lining of a ditch, fr. revêtir to clothe, L. revestire. See , v. t.] (Fort. & Engin.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also revêtement (�).]
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Revibrate (?), v. i. To vibrate back or in return. -- Revibration (#), n.
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Revict (?), v. t. [L. revictus, p. p. of revincere to conquer.] To reconquer. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Reviction (?), n. [From L. revivere, revictum, to live again; pref. re- re- + vivere to live.] Return to life. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Revictual (?), v. t. To victual again.
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Revie (?), v. t. 1. To vie with, or rival, in return.
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2. (Card Playing) To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Revie, v. i. 1. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [Obs.]
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2. To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.]
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Review (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Review�d (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Reveiwing.] [Pref. re- + view. Cf. , n. ] 1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] “I shall review Sicilia.” Shak.
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2. To go over and examine critically or deliberately. Specifically: (a) To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition. (b) To go over with critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to review a new novel. (c) To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment. (d) (Law) To reëxamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.
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3. To retrace; to go over again.
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Shall I the long, laborious scene review? Pope.
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Review, v. i. To look back; to make a review.
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Review, n. [F. revue, fr. revu, p. p. of revoir to see again, L. revidere; pref. re- re- + videre to see. See , and cf. .] 1. A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.
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2. An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.
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3. A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.
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4. A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.
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5. An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.
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6. (Law) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.
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7. A lesson studied or recited for a second time.
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Coloq. Bill of review (Equity), a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled. Wharton. -- Coloq. Commission of review (Eng. Eccl. Law), a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of delegates.
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Syn. -- Reëxamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.
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Reviewable (?), a. Capable of being reviewed.
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Reviewal (?), n. A review. [R.] Southey.
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Reviewer (?), n. One who reviews or reëxamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books.
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Revigorate (?), a. [LL. revigoratus, p. p. of revigorare; L. re- + vigor vigor.] Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [R.] Southey.
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Revigorate (?), v. t. To give new vigor to. [Obs.]
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Revile (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Reviling.] [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile, depreciate, F. avilir; à (L. ad.) + vil vile. See .] To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. “And did not she herself revile me there?” Shak.
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Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. 1 Pet. ii. 23.
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Syn. -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
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Revile, n. Reproach; reviling. [Obs.]
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The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. Milton.
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Revilement (?), n. The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse. Spenser.
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Reviler (?), n. One who reviles. 1. Cor. vi. 10.
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Reviling, n. Reproach; abuse; vilification.
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Neither be ye afraid of their revilings. Isa. li. 7.
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Reviling, a. Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches. -- Revilingly, adv.
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Revince (?), v. t. [See .] To overcome; to refute, as error. [Obs.] Foxe.
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Revindicate (?), v. t. [Pref. re- + vindicate. Cf. , .] To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back. Mitford.
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Revirescence (?), n. [L. revirescens, p. pr. of revirescere to grow green again.] A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigor. [Obs.]
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Revisable (?), a. That may be revised.
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Revisal (?), n. [From .] The act of revising, or reviewing and reëxamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a treaty.
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Revise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Revising.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See , .] 1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation.
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2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type.
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3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.
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Coloq. The Revised Version of the Bible , a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version, under .
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Revise, n. 1. A review; a revision. Boyle.
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2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
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Reviser (?), n. One who revises.
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Revision (?), n. [F. révision, L. revisio.] 1. The act of revising; reëxamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.
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2. That which is made by revising.
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Syn. -- Reëxamination; revisal; revise; review.
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{ Revisional (?), Revisionary (?), } a. Of or pertaining to revision; revisory.
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