Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 42

Reordain (v. t.) To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective.

Reorder (v. t.) To order a second time.

Reordination (n.) A second ordination.

Reorganization (n.) The act of reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as, reorganization of the troops.

Reorganize (v. t. & i.) To organize again or anew; as, to reorganize a society or an army.

Reorient (a.) Rising again.

Reostat (n.) See Rheostat.

Reotrope (n.) See Rheotrope.

Rep (n.) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.

Rep (a.) Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.

Repace (v. t.) To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.

Repacify (v. t.) 再平定 To again.

Repack (v. t.) 重新包裝；拆修；再裝配 To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack beef; to repack a trunk.

Repacker (n.) 解包重新打包行為的人 One who repacks.

Repaganize (v. t.) To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.

Repaid () imp. & p. p. of Repay.

Repaint (v. t.) 重漆；重畫 To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.

Repaint (v.) Paint again; "He repainted the same scenery many times during his life."

Repaint (v.) Paint again; "He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce."

Repair (v. i.) To return. [Obs.]

I thought . . . that he repaire should again. -- Chaucer.

Repair (v. i.) To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to sanctuary for safety. -- Chaucer.

Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair. -- Pope.

Repair (n.) The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] -- Chaucer.

The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. -- Clarendon.

Repair (n.) Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.]

There the fierce winds his tender force assail And beat him downward to his first repair. -- Dryden.

Repaired (imp. & p. p.) of Repair.

Repairing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repair.

Repair (v. t.) 修理；修補；補救；糾正 To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune.

Secret refreshings that repair his strength. -- Milton.

Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. -- Wordsworth.

Repair (v. t.) To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.

I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. -- Shak.

Syn: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve; recruit.

Repair (n.) 修理；修補[U]；修理工作；修補工作[P] Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city.

Sunk down and sought repair Of sleep, which instantly fell on me. -- Milton.

Repair (n.) Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.; as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of repair.

Repair (n.) The act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation].

Repair (n.) A formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair."

Repair (n.) A frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground].

Repair (v.) Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant: break, bust].

Repair (v.) Make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify].

Repair (v.) Move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" [syn: repair, resort].

Repair (v.) Set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend].

Repair (v.) Give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify].

Repairable (a.) 可修理的；可補償的；可挽回的 Reparable. -- Gauden.

Repairer (n.) 修理者；修理工人 One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends.

Repairer (n.) A skilled worker who mends or repairs things [syn: mender, repairer, fixer].

Repairment (n.) 修理；修補；糾正 Act of repairing.

Repand (a.) (Bot. & Zool.) 【植】（指葉等）有波狀邊的 Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves.

Repand (a.) Having a slightly undulating margin.

Reparability (n.) 可修復性；可補救性；可恢復性 The quality or state of being reparable.

Reparable (a.) 可修理的；可補償的；可挽回的 Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury.

Reparable (a.) Capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: reparable, rectifiable] [ant: irreparable].

Reparably (adv.) In a reparable manner.

Reparation (n.) 補償；賠償 [U]；賠償金；（戰敗國的）賠款 [P1] [（+for/ to）]；修理；修補；整修[U] The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used. -- Arbuthnot.

Reparation (n.) The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity. -- used, e.g. in the phrase.

Make reparation,

Pay reparations, or

Make reparations.

I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able. -- Dryden.

Syn: Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends; satisfaction.

Reparation (n.) Compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation".

Reparation (n.) (Usually plural) Compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I."

Reparation (n.) The act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation].

Reparation (n.) Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends" [syn: reparation, amends].

Reparation. () The redress of an injury; amends for a tort inflicted. Vide Remedy; Redress.

Reparation (n.) Satisfaction that is made for a wrong and deducted from the satisfaction felt in committing it.

Reparative (a.) 修繕的，修理的，賠償的，彌補的 Repairing, or tending to repair. -- Jer. Taylor.

Reparative (n.) That which repairs. -- Sir H. Wotton.

Reparel (n.) A change of apparel; a second or different suit. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.

Repartee (n.) 機敏的應答；機敏應答的才能 A smart, ready, and witty reply.

Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. -- Prior.

Syn: Retort; reply. See Retort.

Reparteed (imp. & p. p.) of Repartee.

Reparteeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repartee.

Repartee (v. i.) To make smart and witty replies. [R.] -- Prior.

Repartee (n.) Adroitness and cleverness in reply.

Repartee (n.) Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.

Repartimiento (n.) A partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an assessment of taxes. -- W. Irving.

Repartotion (n.) Another, or an additional, separation into parts.

Repass (v. t.) (v. i. & v. t.)（使）再經過；（使）重新通過 To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; to repass the sea.

Repass (v. i.) To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops passing and repassing before our eyes.

Repassage (n.) 再經過；退回 The act of repassing; passage back. -- Hakluyt.

Repassant (a.) (Her.) Counterpassant.

Repast (n.) 【文】餐，飲食；宴 [C]；【古】就餐；就餐時間 [U] ；膳食，飯餐；飲食；就餐時間 The act of taking food.

From dance to sweet repast they turn. -- Milton.

A dainty [rich] repast 盛餐，筵席。

A light [slight] repast便餐。

Repast (n.) That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." -- Denham.

Go and get me some repast. -- Shak.

Repast (v. t. & i.) (v. i.) 就餐；設宴 To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast them with my blood." -- Shak.

He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of our minds. -- Milton.

Repast (n.) The food served and eaten at one time [syn: meal, repast].

Repaster (n.) One who takes a repast. [Obs.]

Repasture (n.) Food; entertainment. [Obs.]

Food for his rage, repasture for his den. -- Shak.

Repatriate (v. t.) (v. t.) 把……遣返回國 (v. i.) 回國 To restore to one's own country.

Repatriation (n.) 遣送回國；調回本國 Restoration to one's country.

Repaid (imp. & p. p.) of Repay.

Repaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repay.

Repay (v. t.) (v. t.) 償還；還錢給；付還（錢）[O1]；報答；回報；報復，回敬 [（+for/ with/ by）]；酬報 (v. i.) 償還；報答；報復 To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.

If you repay me not on such a day, In such a place, such sum or sums. -- Shak.

Repay (v. t.) To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury.

Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not commonly found to increase affection. -- Rambler.

Repay (v. t.) To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.

Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate; remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.

Repay (v.) Pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: {refund}, {return}, {repay}, {give back}].

Repay (v.) Make repayment for or return something [syn: {requite}, {repay}].

Repay (v.) Act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: {reward}, {repay}, {pay back}].

Repay (v.) Answer back [syn: {retort}, {come back}, {repay}, {return}, {riposte}, {rejoin}].

Repayable (a.) 可付還的；可報恩的；可報復的 Capable of being, or proper to be , repaid; due; as, a loan repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind.

Repayable (a.) Subject to repayment; "business loans are usually repayable in regular installments".

Repayment (n.) 付還；報恩；報復 The act of repaying; reimbursement.

Repayment (n.) The money or other thing repaid.

Repayment (n.) The act of returning money received previously [syn: {refund}, {repayment}].

Repayment (n.) Payment of a debt or obligation [syn: {repayment}, {quittance}].

Compare: Reimbursement

Reimbursement (n.) [Mass noun] 償還；退款；補償；賠償 The action of repaying a person who has spent or lost money.

‘Reimbursement of everyday medical costs.’

Reimbursement (n.) [Count noun] A sum paid to cover money that has been spent or lost.

‘The family received insurance reimbursements.’

Compare: Obligation

Obligation (n.) （道義上或法律上的）義務；責任 [C] [U] [（+to）] [+to-v]；恩惠 [C] [（+to/ toward）]；合約，契約；證券 [C] An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.

[With infinitive] ‘I have an obligation to look after her.’

Obligation (n.) [Mass noun] The condition of being morally or legally bound to do something.

‘They are under no obligation to stick to the scheme.’

Obligation (n.) A debt of gratitude for a service or favour.

‘She didn't want to be under an obligation to him.’

Obligation (n.) [Law] A binding agreement committing a person to a payment or other action.

Day of obligation (ph.) (In the Roman Catholic Church) A day on which all are required to attend Mass.

Repealed (imp. & p. p.) of Repeal.

Repealing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repeal.

Repeal (v. t.) 廢止，撤消，放棄 To recall; to summon again, as persons.

Repeal (v. t.) To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law.

Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.

Repeal (n.) 廢止，撤消，撤回 Recall, as from exile.

Repeal (n.) Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage.

Repeal (v.) [ T ] 廢除，廢止，撤銷（法律） If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force.

Repealability (n.) (Uncountable) 可重復性 The quality or state of being repealable.

Repealable (a.) 能被取消的 Capable of being repealed.

Repealer (n.) 廢止者 One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.

Repealment (n.) Recall, as from banishment. [Obs.]

Repealment (n.) The action or an act of repealing or revoking; the fact of being repealed. In early use: † recall from banishment (obsolete).

Compare: Revoke

Revoke (v.) [With object ] (v. t.) 撤回，撤銷；廢除，取消；【罕】回想，重新喚起 Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

‘The men appealed and the sentence was revoked.’

Revoke (v.) [No object] (v. i.) （紙牌戲中）有牌不跟 (In bridge, whist, and other card games) Fail to follow suit despite being able to do so.

Revoke (n.) 有牌不跟 [C] An act or instance of revoking in a card game.

Compare: Banishment

Banishment (n.) [Mass noun] [U] 放逐，流放；驅逐；開除，趕走 The punishment of being sent away from a country or other place.

‘Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden.’

‘The total banishment of his daughter from the country.’

[Figurative] ‘His banishment to the political wilderness.’

Banishment (n.) [Mass noun] The action of getting rid of something unwanted.

‘The banishment of world hunger.’

Repeated (imp. & p. p.) of Repeat.

Repeating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repeat.

Repeat (v. t.) (v. t.) 重複；重做；重說 [+wh-]；複述，背誦 (v. i.) 重複；重做；重說；（在選舉中違法地）重複投票 To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem. "I will repeat our former communication." -- Robynson (More's Utopia).

Not well conceived of God; who, though his power Creation could repeat, yet would be loth Us to abolish. -- Milton.

Repeat (v. t.) To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again. [Obs.] -- Waller.

Repeat (v. t.) (Scots Law) To repay or refund (an excess received).

{To repeat one's self}, To do or say what one has already done or said.

{To repeat signals}, To make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters.

Syn: To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse; recapitulate. See {Reiterate}.

Repeat (n.) [C] 重複；重做；重說；重演，重播 The act of repeating; repetition.

Repeat (n.) That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by which an impression is produced (as in calico printing, etc.).

Repeat (n.) (Mus.) A mark, or series of dots, placed before and after, or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in performance.

Repeat (n.) An event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's" [syn: {repeat}, {repetition}].

Repeat (v.) To say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: {repeat}, {reiterate}, {ingeminate}, {iterate}, {restate}, {retell}].

Repeat (v.) Make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {duplicate}, {reduplicate}, {double}, {repeat}, {replicate}].

Repeat (v.) Happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" [syn: {recur}, {repeat}].

Repeat (v.) To say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" [syn: {repeat}, {echo}].

Repeat (v.) Do over; "They would like to take it over again" [syn: {repeat}, {take over}].

Repeat (v.) Repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: {reprise}, {reprize}, {repeat}, {recapitulate}].

Repeat loop

Do loop

Repeat

(Or "do loop") A loop construct found in many procedural languages which repeatedly executes some instructions while a condition is true.

Repeat loops are found in Perl, Pascal, BASIC and C. The initial keyword may be "repeat" or "do" and the condition may be introduced with a "while" or "until" keyword.

In constrast to a while loop, the "loop body" is executed once before the condition is tested. This is useful when the condition depends on the action of the loop body. In the following BASIC loop "Hello" is printed once despite the fact that the condition is false;

i = 2

repeat

print "Hello"

i = i+1

until i>0