Recriminate Re·crim"i·nate transitive verb To accuse in return. South.
Recrimination Re·crim`i·na"tion noun [ French
récrimination , Late Latin
recriminatio .]
The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation. Accusations and recriminations passed backward and forward between the contending parties.
Macaulay.
Recriminative Re·crim"i·na·tive adjective Recriminatory.
Recriminator Re·crim"i·na`tor noun One who recriminates.
Recriminatory Re·crim"i·na·to·ry adjective [ Confer French
récriminatoire .]
Having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation; recriminating.
Recross Re·cross" transitive verb To cross a second time.
Recrudency Re·cru"den·cy (re*kru"d
e n*sȳ)
noun Recrudescence.
Recrudesce Re`cru·desce" intransitive verb [ See
Recrudescent .]
To be in a state of recrudescence; esp., to come into renewed freshness, vigor, or activity; to revive. The general influence . . . which is liable every now and then to recrudesce in his absence.
Edmund Gurney.
Recrudescence Re`cru·des"cence (r?`kr?*d?s"s
e ns),
Re`cru*des`cen*cy (-d?s"s
e n*s?)
noun [ Confer French
recrudescence .]
1. The state or condition of being recrudescent. A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [ land] to chronic poverty and waste.
Duke of Argyll. 2. (Medicine) Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission. Dunglison.
Recrudescent Re`cru·des"cent (-s
e nt)
adjective [ Latin
recrudescens ,
-entis , present participle of
recrudescere to become raw again; prefix
re- re- +
crudescere to become hard or raw: confer French
recrudescent .]
1. Growing raw, sore, or painful again. 2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.
Recruit Re·cruit" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Recruited ;
present participle & verbal noun Recruiting .] [ French
recruter , corrupted (under influence of
recrue recruiting, recruit, from
recroî/tre , past participle
recrû , to grow again) from an older
recluter , properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); prefix
re- + Old French
clut piece, piece of cloth; confer Icelandic
klūtr kerchief, English
clout .]
1. To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their color.
Glanvill. 2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate. 3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men. M. Arnold.
Recruit Re·cruit" intransitive verb 1. To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. 2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.
Recruit Re·cruit" noun 1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reënforcement. The state is to have recruits to its strength, and remedies to its distempers.
Burke. 2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
Recruiter Re·cruit"er noun One who, or that which, recruits.
Recruitment Re·cruit"ment (-m
e nt)
noun The act or process of recruiting; especially, the enlistment of men for an army.
Recrystallization Re·crys`tal·li·za"tion (rē*krĭs`t
a l*lĭ*zā"shŭn)
noun (Chem. & Min.) The process or recrystallizing.
Recrystallize Re·crys"tal·lize (rē*krĭs"t
a l*līz)
intransitive verb & t. (Chem. & Min.) To crystallize again. Henry.
Rectal Rec"tal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the region of the rectum.
Rectangle Rec"tan`gle noun [ French, from Latin
rectus right +
angulus angle. See
Right , and
Angle .]
(Geom.) A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram. » As the area of a
rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term
rectangle is sometimes used for
product ; as, the
rectangle of
a and
b , that is,
ab .
Rectangle Rec"tan`gle adjective Rectangular. [ R.]
Rectangled Rec"tan`gled (-g'ld)
adjective Rectangular. Hutton.
Rectangular Rec·tan"gu·lar adjective [ CF. French
rectangulaire .]
Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. --
Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly (r...k*t...n"g...*l...r*l...)
adverb --
Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness ,
noun
Rectangularity Rec·tan`gu·lar"i·ty noun The quality or condition of being rectangular, or right- angled.
Recti- Rec"ti- (r?k"t?*). [ Latin rectus straight.] A combining form signifying straight ; as, recti lineal, having straight lines; recti nerved.
Rectifiable Rec"ti·fi`a·ble adjective 1. Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake. 2. (Math.) Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a straight l......e equal in length to any definite portion of the curve.
Rectification Rec`ti·fi·ca"tion noun [ Confer French
rectification .]
1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits. After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.
De Quincey. 2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal a portion of a curve. Rectification of a globe (Astron.) ,
its adjustment preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
Rectificator Rec"ti·fi·ca`tor noun (Chemistry) That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and condensation; a rectifier.
Rectifier Rec"ti·fi`er noun 1. One who, or that which, rectifies. 2. Specifically: (a) (Nautical) An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship. (b) (Chemistry) A rectificator.
Rectify Rec"ti·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rectified (-f?d);
present participle & verbal noun Rectifying (-f?`?ng).] [ French
rectifier , Late Latin
rectificare ; Latin
rectus right +
-ficare (in comp.) to make. See
Right , and
-fy .]
1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous, or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes, or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders. I meant to rectify my conscience.
Shak. This was an error of opinion which a conflicting opinion would have rectified .
Burke. 2. (Chemistry) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine. 3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum, etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added. To rectify a globe ,
to adjust it in order to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. Syn. -- To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress; adjust; regulate; improve. See
Amend .
Rectilineal Rec`ti·lin"e·al adjective [
Recti- +
lineal ,
linear .]
Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure or course. --
Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly ,
adverb --
Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly ,
adverb
Rectilinearity Rec`ti·lin`e·ar"i·ty noun The quality or state of being rectilinear. Coleridge.
Rectilineous Rec`ti·lin"e·ous adjective Rectilinear. [ Obsolete]
Ray.
Rectinerved Rec"ti·nerved` adjective [
Recti- +
nerve .]
(Botany) Having the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves.
Rection Rec"tion noun [ Latin
rectio , from
regere to rule or govern.]
(Gram.) See Government , noun , 7. Gibbs.
Rectirostral Rec`ti·ros"tral adjective [
Recti- +
rostral .]
(Zoology) Having a straight beak.
Rectiserial Rec`ti·se"ri·al adjective [
Recti- +
serial .]
(Botany) Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as the leaves on stems of many kinds; -- opposed to curviserial .
Rectitis Rec·ti"tis noun [ New Latin See
Rectum , and
-itis .]
(Medicine) Proctitis. Dunglison.
Rectitude Rec"ti·tude noun [ Latin
rectitudo , from
rectus right, straight: confer French
rectitude . See
Right .]
1. Straightness. [ R.]
Johnson. 2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice. 3. Right judgment. [ R.]
Sir G. C. Lewis. Syn. -- See
Justice .
Recto Rec"to noun [ Abbrev. from Late Latin breve de
recto . See
Right .]
(Law) A writ of right.
Recto Rec"to noun [ Confer French
recto .]
(Print.) The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso .
Recto- Rec"to- (r?k"t?*). A combining form indicating connection with , or relation to , the rectum ; as, recto -vesical.
Recto-uterine Rec`to-u"ter·ine adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the uterus.
Recto-vesical Rec`to-ves"i·cal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder.
Rector Rec"tor noun [ Latin , from
regere ,
rectum , to lead straight, to rule: confer French
recteur . See
Regiment ,
Right .]
1. A ruler or governor. [ R.]
God is the supreme rector of the world.
Sir M. Hale. 2. (a) (Ch. of Eng.) A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See the Note under Vicar. Blackstone. (b) (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A clergyman in charge of a parish. 3. The head master of a public school. [ Scot.]
4. The chief elective officer of some universities, as in France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as, the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at Oxford. 5. (R.C.CH.) The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.
Rectoral Rec"tor·al (-
a l)
adjective [ CF. French
rectoral .]
Pertaining to a rector or governor.
Rectorate Rec"tor·ate noun [ Late Latin
rectoratus : confer French
rectorat .]
The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship.
Rectoress Rec"tor·ess noun 1. A governess; a rectrix. Drayton. 2. The wife of a rector. Thackeray.
Rectorial Rec·to"ri·al adjective Pertaining to a rector or a rectory; rectoral. Shipley.
Rectorship Rec"tor·ship noun 1. Government; guidance. [ Obsolete] "The
rectorship of judgment."
Shak. 2. The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
Rectory Rec"to·ry noun ;
plural Rectories (-r...z). [ Confer Old French
rectorie or
rectorerie , Late Latin
rectoria .]
1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes. 2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.
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