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Reenaction

The act of reenacting; the state of being reenacted.

Reenactment

The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law.

Reenforce

Something which reenforces or strengthens. That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon. An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like, around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc.

Reenforce re-enforce

To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet.

Reenforcement

The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.

Reengage

To engage a second time or again.

Reenter re-enter

To enter again; as, You cannot re-enter the country with this visa.

Reentering

The process of applying additional colors, by applications of printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored.

Reenthrone

To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.

Reentrant

Reentering; pointing or directed inwards; as, a reentrant angle.

Reentry

A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.

reequip re-equip

to furnish with new equipment. Forms with and without the hyphen are common.

Reestablish

To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health.

Reeve

The female of the ruff.

Reexchange

A renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange.

reexplain re-explain

To explain or interpret from a different viewpoint. The form without the hyphen is more common.

Reexport

Any commodity reexported; -- chiefly in the plural.

Reezed

Grown rank; rancid; rusty.

Refait

A drawn game; A state of the game in which the aggregate pip value of cards dealt to red equals that of those dealt to black. All bets are then off; unless the value is 31, in which case the banker wins half the stakes.

Refar

To go over again; to repeat.

Refashion

To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.

Refashionment

The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.

Refect

To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh.

Refection

Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.

Refectory

A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.

Refel

To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister.

Refer

To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary.

Referable

Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to something else; assignable; ascribable.

Referee

One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.

Reference

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

Referendary

One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.

Referendum

A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point.

Referential

Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.

Refill

To fill, or become full, again.

Refind

To find again; to get or experience again.

Refine

To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.

Refined

Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.

Refinement

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

Refiner

One who, or that which, refines.

Refinery

The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.

Refit

To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit.

Refitment

The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted.

Refix

To fix again or anew; to establish anew.

Reflect

To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.

Reflected

Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc.

Reflectible

Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible.

Reflecting

Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface.

Reflectingly

With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully.

Reflection

The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below.

Reflective

Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.

Reflet

Luster; special brilliancy of surface; -- used esp. in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustered pottery such as majolica; as, silver reflet; gold reflet.

Reflexibility

The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light.

Reflexible

Capable of being reflected, or thrown back.

Reflexity

The state or condition of being reflected.

Reflexive

Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.

Reflexly

In a reflex manner; reflectively.

Reflorescence

A blossoming anew of a plant after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season.

Reflower

To flower, or cause to flower, again.

Refluent

Flowing back; returning; ebbing.

Reflux

A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides.

Reforest

To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize.

Reforestation

replanting with trees; reconversion into a forest; the act of reforesting.

Reforestize

To convert again into a forest; to plant again with trees.

Reforge

To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew; to make over.

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