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Remodel

To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.

Remodify

To modify again or anew; to reshape.

Remonetize

To restore to use as money; as, to remonetize silver.

Remonstrance

The act of remonstrating A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.

Remonstrant

One who remonstrates one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See Arminian.

Remonstrate

To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation.

Remonstrative

Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing remonstrance.

Remontant

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.

Remorse

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.

Remorseless

Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless.

Remote

Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.

Remount

The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give one a remount.

Removal

The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

Remove

The act of removing; a removal.

Remover

One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks.

Remunerate

To pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense, or other sacrifice; to recompense; to requite; as, to remunerate men for labor.

Remunerative

Affording remuneration; as, a remunerative payment for services; a remunerative business.

Remurmur

To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs.

Renable

Reasonable; also, loquacious.

Renaissance

A new birth, or revival. 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. The style of art which prevailed at this epoch.

Renal

Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.

Renard

A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry.

Renardine

Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned.

Renascent

Springing or rising again into being; being born again, or reproduced.

Renascible

Capable of being reproduced; ablle to spring again into being.

Renate

Born again; regenerate; renewed.

Rencounter

A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement.

Rend

To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.

Rendering

The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text. In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. The coat of plaster thus laid on. The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.

Rendezvous

To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled.

Rendible

Capable, or admitting, of being rendered.

Rendrock

A kind of dynamite used in blasting.

Renegade

One faithless to principle or party. An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith.

Renerve

To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate.

Renew

To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.

Renewable

Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure.

Renewal

The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the renewal of a treaty.

Renewer

One who, or that which, renews.

Reneye

To deny; to reject; to renounce.

Reniform

Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf.

Renitent

Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force.

Rennet

The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant.

Renneted

Provided or treated with rennet.

Rennin

A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also called chymosin, rennase, and abomasal enzyme.

Renouncement

The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.

Renovate

To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew.

Renovation

The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed.

Renown

To make famous; to give renown to.

Renowned

Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king.

Rensselaerite

A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene. It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles.

Rent

To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five hundred dollars a year.

Rentable

Capable of being rented, or suitable for renting.

Rental

A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of the tenants, etc.; a rent roll.

Rente

In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness.

Renter

To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.

Rentier

One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the like.

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