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Republican

One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.

Republicanism

A republican form or system of government; the principles or theory of republican government.

Republicanize

To change, as a state, into a republic; to republican principles; as, France was republicanized; to republicanize the rising generation.

Republication

A second publication, or a new publication of something before published, as of a former will, of a volume already published, or the like; specifically, the publication in one country of a work first issued in another; a reprint.

Republish

To publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a work first published in another); also, to revive (a will) by re/xecution or codicil.

repudiable

Admitting of repudiation; fit or proper to be put away.

Repudiation

One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.

Repugn

To fight against; to oppose; to resist.

Repugnancy Repugnance

The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition; contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism; aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like.

Repugnant

Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature.

Repullulation

The act of budding again; the state of having budded again.

Repulse

To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

Repulser

One who repulses, or drives back.

Repulsion

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

Repulsive

Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.

Reputable

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

Repute

Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good or bad; established opinion; public estimate.

Reputedly

In common opinion or estimation; by repute.

Reputeless

Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius.

Request

To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.

Requicken

To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to.

Requiem

A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.

Requin

The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.

Requirable

Capable of being required; proper to be required.

Require

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.

Requisite

Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable.

Requisition

To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a district for forage; to requisition troops.

Requisitive

One who, or that which, makes requisition; a requisitionist.

Requisitor

One who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a requisition to investigate facts.

Requital

The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds.

Requite

To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish.

Rerebrace

Armor for the upper part of the arm.

Reredos

A screen or partition wall behind an altar. The back of a fireplace. The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls.

Rerefief

A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under tenant.

rerun re-run

A repeated broadcast, such as of a film or episode of a television series; as, the seventh rerun had a surprisingly large audience.

Res

A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.

Resail

To sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port.

Resale

A sale at second hand, or at retail; also, a second sale.

Resaw

To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.

Rescind

To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.

Rescission

The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.

Rescribe

To write back; to write in reply.

Rescriptive

Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining.

Rescue

To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction.

Rescussee

The party in whose favor a rescue is made.

Rescussor

One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer.

Rese

To shake; to quake; to tremble.

Research

Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom; to research a topic in the library; medical research.

research

To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

Researcher

One who conducts research. In the field of scientific research, also called an investigator or scientist.

Reseat

To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc.

Reseau

A network; A system of lines forming small squares of standard size, which is photographed, by a separate exposure, on the same plate with star images to facilitate measurements, detect changes of the film, etc. In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes, like network.

Resect

To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.

Reseda

A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette.

Reseize

To seize again, or a second time.

Reseizure

A second seizure; the act of seizing again.

Resell

To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.

Resemblance

The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.

Resemblant

Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling.

Resemble

To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other.

Resemblingly

So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.

Resend

To send again; as, to resend a message.

Resentful

Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable.

Reservation

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

Reservative

Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.

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