Redemptible Re·demp"ti·ble adjective Redeemable.
Redemptionary Re·demp"tion·a·ry noun One who is, or may be, redeemed. [ R.]
Hakluyt.
Redemptioner Re·demp"tion·er noun 1. One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude. 2. Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his passage.
Redemptionist Re·demp"tion·ist noun (R.C.Ch.) A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also Trinitarian .
Redemptive Re·demp"tive adjective Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive work of Christ.
Redemptorist Re·demp"tor·ist noun [ French
rédemptoriste , from Latin
redemptor redeemer, from
redinere . See
Redeem .]
(R.C.Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth.
Redemptory Re·demp"to·ry adjective Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. "Hector's
redemptory price."
Chapman.
Redempture Re·demp"ture noun Redemption. [ Obsolete]
Redented Re·dent"ed adjective [ From Old French
redent . See
Redan .]
Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.
Redeposit Re`de·pos"it transitive verb To deposit again.
Redescend Re`de·scend" intransitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
descend : confer French
redescendre .]
To descend again. Howell.
Redevelop Re`de·vel"op transitive verb & i. To develop again; specif.
(Photog.) ,
to intensify (a developed image), as by bleaching with mercuric chloride and subsequently subjecting anew to a developing agent. --
Re`de*vel"op*er noun --
Re`de*vel"op*ment noun
Redeye Red"eye` noun (Zoology) (a) The rudd. (b) Same as Redfish (d) . (c) The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock bass. [ Local, U.S.]
Redfin Red"fin` noun (Zoology) A small North American dace ( Minnilus cornutus , or Notropis megalops ). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also red dace , and shiner . Applied also to Notropis ardens , of the Mississippi valley.
Redfinch Red"finch` (-fĭnch`)
noun (Zoology) The European linnet.
Redfish Red"fish` (rĕd"fĭsh`)
noun (Zoology) (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also nerka . See Blueback (b) . (b) The rosefish. (c) A large California labroid food fish ( Trochocopus pulcher ); -- called also fathead . (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under Drumfish .
Redhead Red"head` noun 1. A person having red hair. 2. (Zoology) (a) An American duck ( Aythya Americana ) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck . American poachard , grayback , and fall duck . See Illust. under Poachard . (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker . 3. (Botany) A kind of milkweed ( Asclepias Curassavica ) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.
Redhibition Red`hi·bi"tion noun [ Latin
redhibitio a taking back.]
(Civil Law) The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect.
Redhibitory Red·hib"i·to·ry adjective [ Latin
redhibitorius .]
(Civil Law) Of or pertaining to redhibition; as, a redhibitory action or fault.
Redhoop Red"hoop` noun (Zoology) The male of the European bullfinch. [ Prov. Eng.]
Redhorn Red"horn` noun (Zoology) Any species of a tribe of butterflies ( Fugacia ) including the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The antennĉ are usually red.
Redia Re"di·a noun ;
plural Latin
Rediĉ (-ē), English
Redias (-...z). [ New Latin ; of uncertain origin.]
(Zoology) A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of rediĉ, or else cercariĉ within its own body. Called also proscolex , and nurse . See Illustration in Appendix.
Redient Re"di·ent adjective [ Latin
rediens , present participle of
redire to return; prefix
red- +
ire to go.]
Returning. [ R.]
Redif Re·dif" noun [ Turk.
redīf , from
radīf , orig., he who rides behind another on the same beast, from
radaf to follow.]
A reserve force in the Turkish army, or a soldier of the reserve. See Army organization , above.
Redigest Re`di·gest" transitive verb To digest, or reduce to form, a second time. Kent.
Rediminish Re`di·min"ish transitive verb To diminish again.
Redingote Red"in·gote (rĕd"ĭn*gōt)
noun [ French, corrupted from English
riding coat .]
A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.
Redintegrate Re·din"te·grate adjective [ Latin
redintegratus , past participle of
redintegrare to restore; prefix
red- ,
re- , re- +
integrare to make whole, to renew, from
integer whole. See
Integer .]
Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed. Bacon.
Redintegrate Re·din"te·grate transitive verb To make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or soundness. The English nation seems obliterated. What could redintegrate us again?
Coleridge.
Redintegration Re·din`te·gra"tion noun [ Latin
redintegratio .]
1. Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal; renovation. Dr. H. More. 2. (Chemistry) Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its former nature and state. [ Achaic.]
Coxe. 3. (Psychology) The law that objects which have been previously combined as part of a single mental state tend to recall or suggest one another; -- adopted by many philosophers to explain the phenomena of the association of ideas.
Redirect Re`di·rect" adjective (Law) Applied to the examination of a witness, by the party calling him, after the cross-examination.
Redisburse Re`dis·burse" transitive verb To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back. Spenser.
Rediscover Re`dis·cov"er transitive verb To discover again.
Redispose Re`dis·pose" transitive verb To dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange. A. Baxter.
Redisseize Re`dis·seize" transitive verb (Law) To disseize anew, or a second time. [ Written also
redisseise .]
Redisseizin Re`dis·sei"zin noun (Law) A disseizin by one who once before was adjudged to have dassezed the same person of the same lands, etc.; also, a writ which lay in such a case. Blackstone.
Redisseizor Re`dis·sei"zor noun (Law) One who redisseizes.
Redissolve Re`dis·solve" transitive verb To dissolve again.
Redistill Re`dis·till" transitive verb To distill again.
Redistrainer Re`dis·train"er noun One who distrains again.
Redistribute Re`dis·trib"ute transitive verb To distribute again. --
Re*dis`tri*bu"tion (-tr...*b..."sh...n)
noun
Redistrict Re·dis"trict transitive verb To divide into new districts.
Redition Re·di"tion noun [ Latin
reditio , from
redire . See
Redient .]
Act of returning; return. [ Obsolete]
Chapman.
Redivide Re`di·vide" transitive verb To divide anew.
Redivivus Red`i·vi"vus adjective [ Latin , from prefix
red- ,
re- , re- +
vivus alive.]
Living again; revived; restored.
Redleg Red"leg` noun (Zoology) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
Redly Red"ly adverb In a red manner; with redness.
Redmouth Red"mouth` (-mouth`)
noun (Zoology) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Diabasis , or Hĉmulon , of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also flannelmouth , and grunt .
Redness Red"ness noun [ Anglo-Saxon
reádness . See
Red .]
The quality or state of being red; red color.
Redolence Red"o·lence (r?d"?*l
e ns),
Red"o*len*cy (-l
e n*s?)
noun The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.
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