Recompact Re`com·pact" transitive verb To compact or join anew. "
Recompact my scattered body."
Donne.
Recompensation Re·com`pen·sa"tion noun [ Confer Late Latin
recompensatio .]
1. Recompense. [ Obsolete]
2. (Scots Law) Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.
Recompense Rec"om·pense (rĕk"ŏm*pĕns)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Recompensed (-p?nst);
present participle & verbal noun Recompensing (-p?n`s?ng).] [ French
récompenser , Late Latin
recompensare , from Latin prefix
re- re- +
compensare to compensate. See
Compensate .]
1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. He can not recompense me better.
Shak. 2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. God recompenseth the gift.
Robynson (More's Utopia). To recompense
My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed.
Milton. 3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. [ R.]
Recompense to no man evil for evil.
Rom. xii. 17. Syn. -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.
Recompense Rec"om·pense intransitive verb To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [ Obsolete]
Recompense Rec"om·pense noun [ Confer French
récompense .]
An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return. To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense .
Deut. xxii. 35. And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward.
Hebrew ii. 2. Syn. -- Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction; reward; requital.
Recompensement Rec"om·pense`ment noun Recompense; requital. [ Obsolete]
Fabyan.
Recompenser Rec"om·pen`ser noun One who recompenses. A thankful recompenser of the benefits received.
Foxe.
Recompensive Rec"om·pen`sive adjective Of the nature of recompense; serving to recompense. Sir T. Browne.
Recompilation Re·com`pi·la"tion noun A new compilation.
Recompile Re`com·pile" (rē`kŏm*pīl")
transitive verb To compile anew.
Recompilement Re`com·pile"ment (-m
e nt)
noun The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a recompilement of the laws. Bacon.
Recompose Re`com·pose" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Recomposed (-p?zd");
present participle & verbal noun Recomposing .] [ Prefix
re- +
compose : confer French
recomposer .]
1. To compose again; to form anew; to put together again or repeatedly. The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation can only be decomposed, but not actually recomposed .
Sir W. Hamilton. 2. To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to recompose the mind. Jer. Taylor.
Recomposer Re`com·pos"er noun One who recomposes.
Recomposition Re·com`po·si"tion noun [ Confer French
recomposition .]
The act of recomposing.
Reconcentrado Re·con`cen·tra"do noun [ Spanish , p.p. of
reconcentrar to inclose, to reconcentrate.]
Lit., one who has been reconcentrated; specif., in Cuba, the Philippines, etc., during the revolution of 1895-98, one of the rural noncombatants who were concentrated by the military authorities in areas surrounding the fortified towns, and later were reconcentrated in the smaller limits of the towns themselves.
Reconcentrate Re`con·cen"trate transitive verb & i. To concentrate again; to concentrate thoroughly.
Reconcentration Re·con`cen·tra"tion noun The act of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated; esp., the act or policy of concentrating the rural population in or about towns and villages for convenience in political or military administration, as in Cuba during the revolution of 1895-98.
Reconcilable Rec"on·ci`la·ble adjective [ Confer French
réconciliable .]
Capable of being reconciled; as, reconcilable adversaries; an act reconciable with previous acts. The different accounts of the numbers of ships are reconcilable .
Arbuthnot. --
Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness ,
noun --
Rec"on*ci`la*bly ,
adverb
Reconcile Rec"on·cile` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Reconciled (-s?ld`);
present participle & verbal noun Reconciling .] [ French
réconcilier , Latin
reconciliare ; prefix
re- re- +
conciliare to bring together, to unite. See
Conciliate .]
1. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who have quarreled. Propitious now and reconciled by prayer.
Dryden. The church [ if defiled] is interdicted till it be reconciled [ i.e., restored to sanctity] by the bishop.
Chaucer. We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God.
2 Cor. v. 20. 2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission; as, to reconcile one's self to affictions. 3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; -- followed by with or to . The great men among the ancients understood how to reconcile manual labor with affairs of state.
Locke. Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear,
Considered singly, or beheld too near;
Which, but proportioned to their light or place,
Due distance reconciles to form and grace.
Pope. 4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences. Syn. -- To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify; appease.
Reconcile Rec"on·cile` intransitive verb To become reconciled. [ Obsolete]
Reconcilement Rec"on·cile`ment (-m
e nt)
noun Reconciliation. Milton.
Reconciler Rec"on·ci`ler noun One who reconciles.
Reconciliation Rec`on·cil`i·a"tion noun [ French
réconciliation , Latin
reconciliatio .]
1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment.
S. Miller. 2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of inconsistency; harmony. A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming inconsistencies of Scripture.
D. Rogers. Syn. -- Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement; propitiation; atonement; expiation.
Reconciliatory Rec`on·cil"i·a·to·ry adjective Serving or tending to reconcile. Bp. Hall.
Recondensation Re·con`den·sa"tion noun The act or process of recondensing.
Recondense Re`con·dense" (rē`kŏn*dĕns")
transitive verb To condense again.
Recondite Rec"on·dite adjective [ Latin
reconditus , past participle of
recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; prefix
re- re- +
condere to bring or lay together. See
Abscond .]
1. Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse; as, recondite causes of things. 2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as, recondite studies. "
Recondite learning."
Bp. Horsley.
Reconditory Re·con"di·to·ry noun [ Late Latin
reconditorium .]
A repository; a storehouse. [ Obsolete]
Ash.
Reconduct Re`con·duct" (rē`kŏn*dŭkt")
transitive verb To conduct back or again. "A guide to
reconduct thy steps."
Dryden.
Reconfirm Re`con·firm" transitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
confirm : confer French
reconfirmer .]
To confirm anew. Clarendon.
Reconfort Re`con·fort" transitive verb [ French
réconforter .]
To recomfort; to comfort. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Reconjoin Re`con·join" transitive verb To join or conjoin anew. Boyle.
Reconnoissance, Reconnaissance Re·con"nois·sance, Re·con"nais·sance noun [ French See
Recognizance .]
The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically:
(a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character. (b) (Engineering) An examination of a region as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the location of a public work. (c) (Mil.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition. Reconnoissance in force (Mil.) ,
a demonstration or attack by a large force of troops for the purpose of discovering the position and strength of an enemy.
Reconnoiter, Reconnoitre Rec`on·noi"ter, Rec`on·noi"tre transitive verb [ French
reconnoitre , a former spelling of
reconnaître . See
Recognize .]
1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations. 2. To recognize. [ Obsolete]
Sir H. Walpole.
Reconquer Re·con"quer transitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
conquer : confer French
reconquérir .]
To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a revolted province.
Reconquest Re·con"quest noun A second conquest.
Reconsecrate Re·con"se·crate transitive verb To consecrate anew or again.
Reconsecration Re·con`se·cra"tion noun Renewed consecration.
Reconsider Re`con·sid"er transitive verb 1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject. 2. (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon.
Reconsideration Re`con·sid`er·a"tion noun The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered; as, the reconsideration of a vote in a legislative body.
Reconsolate Re·con"so·late transitive verb To console or comfort again. [ Obsolete]
Sir H. Wotton.
Reconsolidate Re`con·sol"i·date transitive verb To consolidate anew or again.
Reconsolidation Re`con·sol`i·da"tion noun The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being reconsolidated.
Reconstruct Re`con·struct" transitive verb To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew. Regiments had been dissolved and reconstructed .
Macaulay.
Reconstruction Re`con·struc"tion noun 1. The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed. 2. (U.S. Politics) The act or process of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed ordinances of secession, and of reëstablishing their constitutional relations to the national government, after the close of the Civil War.
Reconstructive Re`con·struct"ive adjective Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.
Recontinuance Re`con·tin"u·ance noun The act or state of recontinuing.
Recontinue Re`con·tin"ue transitive verb & i. To continue anew.
Reconvene Re`con·vene" transitive verb & i. To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again.
Reconvention Re`con·ven"tion noun (Civil Law) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge. Burrill. Bouvier.
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