Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 40
Removed (a.) Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed. -- Re*mov"ed*ness, n. -- Shak.

Removed (a.) Separated in relationship by a given degree of descent; "a cousin once removed."

Removed (a.) Separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed].

Remover (n.) One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. -- Bacon.

Remover (n.) A solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface); "paint remover"; "rust remover"; "hair remover."

Remover (n.) Someone who works for a company that moves furniture.

Remover. () practice. When a suit or cause is removed out of one court into another, which is effected by writ of error, certiorari, and the like. 11 Co.41.

Remuable (a.) [F.] That may be removed; removable. [Obs.] -- Gower.

Remue (v. t.) To remove. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Remugient (a.) Rebellowing. -- Dr. H. More.
Remunerable (a.) Admitting, or worthy, of remuneration. -- Re*mu`ner*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Remunerated (imp. & p. p.) of Remunerate.

Remunerating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Remunerate.

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

Syn: To reward; recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite; repay; pay; reimburse.

Remunerate (v.) Make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" [syn: compensate, recompense, remunerate].

Remuneration (n.) 報酬 The act of remunerating.

Remuneration (n.) That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as for services, loss, or sufferings. -- Shak.

Syn: Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment; repayment; satisfaction; requital.

Remuneration (n.) Something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {earnings}, {remuneration}, {salary}].

Remuneration (n.) The act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work."

Remuneration. () Reward; recompense; salary. Dig. 17, 1, 7.

Remunerative (a.) Affording remuneration; as, a remunerative payment for services; a remunerative business.  -- {Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly, adv. -- Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness, n.

Remunerative (a.) For which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative

work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" [syn: compensable, paying(a), remunerative, salaried, stipendiary].

Remunerative (a.) Producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business" [syn: lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative].

Remuneratory (a.) Remunerative. -- Johnson.

Remurmur (v. t. & i.) To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs.

The trembling trees, in every plain and wood, Her fate remurmur to the silver flood. -- Pope.

Ren (v. t. & i.) See Renne. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Ren (n.) A run. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Renable (a.) Reasonable; also, loquacious. [Obs.] "Most renable of tongue." -- Piers Plowman. -- Ren"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Renaissance (n.) 復活,復興,文藝復興 A new birth, or revival. Specifically:

Renaissance (n.) 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.

Renaissance (n.) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch.

The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in mediaeval ideas by the light of classic arts and letters. -- J. A. Symonds (Encyc. Brit.).

Renaissance (n.) The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries [syn: {Renaissance}, {Renascence}].

Renaissance (n.) The revival of learning and culture [syn: {rebirth}, {Renaissance}, {Renascence}].

Renaissance (a.) 文藝復興的 Of, relating to, or suggestive of the European Renaissance of the 14th through the 17th centuries.

Renaissant (a.) 文藝複興時期(風格)的 Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.

Renal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the kidneys.

Renal capsules or Renal glands, the suprarenal capsules.

See under Capsule.

Renal casts, Renal colic. (Med.) See under Cast, and Colic.

Renal (a.) Of or relating to the kidneys [syn: nephritic, renal].

Renal-portal (a.) (Anat.) Both renal and portal. See Portal.

Rename (v. t.) To give a new name to.

Rename (v.) Assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990."

Rename (v.) Name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior."

Renard (n.) A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry. [Written also reynard.]

Renardine (a.) Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned.

Renascence (n.) 新生,重生,復活 The state of being renascent.

Read the Ph[oe]nix, and see how the single image of renascence is varied. -- Coleridge.

Renascence (n.) Same as {Renaissance}.

The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature, and in physics, produced such splendid fruits. -- M. Arnold.
Renascence (n.) The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries [syn: {Renaissance}, {Renascence}].

Renascence (n.) A second or new birth [syn: {reincarnation}, {rebirth}, {renascence}].

Renascence (n.) The revival of learning and culture [syn: {rebirth}, {Renaissance}, {Renascence}].

Renascency (n.) State of being renascent.

Renascent (a.) 再生的,復活的 Springing or rising again into being; being born again, or reproduced.

Renascent (a.) See {Renaissant}.

Renascent (a.) Rising again as to new life and vigor; "resurgent nationalism" [syn: {resurgent}, {renascent}].

Renascible (a.) (Archaic) Capable of being reproduced; able to spring again into being.

Renate (a.) Born again; regenerate; renewed. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.

Renavigate (v. t.) To navigate again.

Renay (v. t.) To deny; to disown. [Obs.]

Rencontre (n.) Same as Rencounter, n.

Rencountered (imp. & p. p.) of Rencounter.

Rencountering (p. pr. & vb./ n.) of Rencounter.

Rencounter (v. t.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.

Rencounter (v. t.) To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Rencounter (v. i.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.

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

The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join. -- Granville.

Rencounter (n.) A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties.

The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in all rencounters and engagements. -- Addison.
Syn: Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash.

Rencounter (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Rencountered; p. pr. & vb/ n. Rencountering.] [F. rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See Encounter.] To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.

Rencounter (v. t.) To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Rent (imp. & p. p.) of Rend.

Rending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rend.

Rend (v. t.) 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.

The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. -- Shak.

Rend (v. t.) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.

An empire from its old foundations rent. -- Dryden.

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. -- 1 Kings xi. 11.

To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.

Syn: To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.

Rend (v. i.) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. -- Jer. Taylor.

Rend (v.) Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend, rip, rive, pull].

Render (n.) One who rends.

Rendered (imp. & p. p.) of Render.

Rendering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Render.

Render (v. t.) To return; to pay back; to restore.

Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. -- Spenser.

Render (v. t.) To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.

I will render vengeance to mine enemies. -- Deut. xxxii. 41.

Render (v. t.) To give up; to yield; to surrender.

I 'll make her render up her page to me. -- Shak.

Render (v. t.) Hence, to furnish; to contribute.

Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. -- I. Watts.

Render (v. t.) To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.

Render (v. t.) To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.

Render (v. t.) To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English.

Render (v. t.) 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.

He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. -- Shak.

Render (v. t.) To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow.

Render (v. t.) To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.

Render (v. i.) To give an account; to make explanation or confession. [Obs.]

Render (v. i.) (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.

Render (n.) A surrender. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Render (n.) A return; a payment of rent.

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.

Render (n.) An account given; a statement. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Render (n.) A substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls.

Render (v.) Cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile."

Render (v.) Give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide, render, furnish].

Render (v.) Give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: interpret, render].

Render (v.) Give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render, yield, return, give, generate].

Render (v.) Pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: render, deliver, return].

Render (v.) Make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: render, submit].

Render (v.) Give back; "render money" [syn: render, return].

Render (v.) To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render].

Render (v.) Show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: picture, depict, render, show].

Render (v.) Coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den."

Render (v.) Bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" [syn: give, render].

Render (v.) Restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." [syn: translate, interpret, render].

Render (v.) Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: try, render].

Render. () To yield; to return; to give again; it is the reverse of prender.

Renderable (a.) Capable of being rendered.

Renderer (n.) One who renders.

Renderer (n.) A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered.

Rendering (n.) The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically:

Rendering (n.) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew text. --Lowth.

Rendering (n.) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part.

Rendering (n.) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework.

Rendering (n.) The coat of plaster thus laid on. -- Gwilt.

Rendering (n.) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.

Rendering (n.) A performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" [syn: rendition, rendering].

Rendering (n.) An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering].

Rendering (n.) The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: rendition, rendering, interpretation].

Rendering (n.) A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version].

Rendering (n.) A coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall.

Rendering (n.) Perspective drawing of an architect's design.

Rendering (n.) Giving in acknowledgment of obligation.

Rendering, () The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display.

For example, ray-tracing takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a bitmap image.  Another example is the process of converting HTML into an image for display to the user. (2001-02-06)

Rendezvoused (imp. &. p. p.) of Rendezvous.

Rendezvousing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rendezvous.

Rendezvous (v. i.) 約會;會面;會合 [+with] To assemble or meet at a particular place.

Rendezvous (v. t.) 在指定地點與……相會;使在指定地點會合 To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled. -- Echard.

Rendezvous (n.; pl. Rendezvouses) 

Note: [Rare in the plural.] [F. rendez-vous, properly, render yourselves, repair to a place. See Render.]

Rendezvous (n.) [C] [M] 約會;會面;(部隊、艦隻、太空梭等的)會合 [+with];約會地點;會面地點;會合點 A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.

An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers. -- Sir W. Scott.

Rendezvous (n.) Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.

The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough. -- Clarendon.

Rendezvous (n.) A meeting by appointment. -- Sprat.

Rendezvous (n.) Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Rendezvous (n.) A meeting planned at a certain time and place.

Rendezvous (n.) A place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous".

Rendezvous (n.) A date; usually with a member of the opposite sex [syn: {tryst}, {rendezvous}].

Rendezvous (v.) Meet at a rendezvous.

Rendezvous (n.) In Ada, the method of synchronising the activity of different tasks.

Rendezvous (n.) Query language, close to natural English.

["Seven Steps to Rendezvous with the Casual User", E. Codd in Data Base Management, J.W.  Klimbie et al eds, N-H 1974, pp.179-199].

Rendezvous (n.) A place appointed for meeting.

Rendezvous (n.) Among seamen it is usual when vessels sail under convoy, to have a rendezvous in case of dispersion by storm, an enemy, or other accident.

Rendezvous (n.) The place where military men meet and lodge, is also called a rendezvous.

Rendible (a.) 割裂的 Capable of being rent or torn.

Rendible (a.) Capable, or admitting, of being rendered.

Rendition (n.) 譯文;解釋;表演;演奏;【古】引渡逃奴 The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign government; also, surrender in war.

The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold blood after articles of rendition.  -- Evelyn.

Rendition (n.) Translation; rendering; version.

This rendition of the word seems also most naturally to agree with the genuine meaning of some other words in the same verse. -- South.

Rendition (n.) A performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}].

Rendition (n.) An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation}, {interpreting}, {rendition}, {rendering}].

Rendition (n.) Handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed.

Rendition (n.) The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: {rendition}, {rendering}, {interpretation}].

Rendrock (n.) 爆破炸藥 A kind of dynamite used in blasting. [U. S.]

Renegade (n.) 背教者;變節者;叛徒 One faithless to principle or party. Specifically:

Renegade (n.) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith.

James justly regarded these renegades as the most serviceable tools that he could employ. -- Macaulay.

Renegade (n.) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter. -- Arbuthnot.

Renegade (n.) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.

Renegade (a.) 背棄的 Having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper" [syn: {recreant}, {renegade}].

Renegade (n.) Someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw.

Renegade (n.) A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter}, {apostate}, {renegade}, {turncoat}, {recreant}, {ratter}].

Renegade (v.) Break with established customs [syn: {rebel}, {renegade}].

Renegado (n.) [Sp.] See Renegade.

Renegat (n.) A renegade. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Renegation (n.) A denial. [R.] "Absolute renegation of Christ." -- Milman.

Renege (v. t.) 否認,放棄,拒絕出牌違例 To deny; to disown. [Obs.] -- Shak.

All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) Against the truth and thee unholy leagued. -- Sylvester.

Renege (v. i.) 違例出牌,食言,毀約 To deny. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Renege (v. i.) To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used with on; as, to renege on one's promise.

Renege (v. i.) (Card Playing) To revoketo play a card that cannot legally be played according to the rules. [R.]

Renege (n.) 【牌】有牌而不跟The mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: {revoke}, {renege}].

Renege (v.) Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" [syn: {renege}, {renege on}, {renegue on}, {go back on}].

Renegotiation (n.) [Mass noun] 重新談判;重新商議;重新審查(修訂) Negotiation of something again in order to change the original agreed terms.

They demanded renegotiation of the treaty.

[Count noun] Debt renegotiations.

Renerve (v. t.) 再鼓勵To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate.

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