Rescat Res"cat noun [ Spanish
rescate .]
Ransom; release. [ Obsolete]
Rescind Re新cind" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rescinded ;
present participle & verbal noun Rescinding .] [ Latin
rescindere ,
rescissum ; pref
re- re- +
scindere to cut, split: confer French
rescinder . See
Shism .]
1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs.
Jer. Taylor. 2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment. Syn. -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.
Rescindable Re新cind"a搓le adjective Capable of being rescinded.
Rescindment Re新cind"ment (-m
e nt)
noun The act of rescinding; rescission.
Rescission Re新cis"sion noun [ Latin
rescissio : confer French
rescission . See
Rescind .]
The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.
Rescissory Re新cis"so斟y adjective [ Latin
rescissorius : confer French
rescisoire .]
Tending to rescind; rescinding. To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633.
Bp. Burnet.
Rescous Res"cous noun [ Middle English , from Old French
rescousse , from
rescourre , past participle
rescous , to rescue. See
Rescue .]
1. Rescue; deliverance. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. (Law) See Rescue , 2. [ Obsolete]
Rescowe Res"cowe transitive verb To rescue. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Rescribe Re新cribe" transitive verb [ Latin
rescribere ; prefix
re- re- +
scribere to write. See
Scribe .]
1. To write back; to write in reply. Ayliffe. 2. To write over again. Howell.
Rescript Re"script noun [ Latin
rescriptum : confer French
rescrit , formerly also spelt
rescript . See
Rescribe ,
transitive verb ]
1. (Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman emperors spoke in the plural number.
Hare. 2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a question of canon law, or morals. 3. A counterpart. Bouvier.
Rescription Re新crip"tion noun [ Latin
rescriptio : confer French
rescription . See
Rescribe .]
A writing back; the answering of a letter. Loveday.
Rescriptive Re新crip"tive adjective Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript; hence, deciding; settling; determining.
Rescriptively Re新crip"tive損y adverb By rescript. Burke.
Rescuable Res"cu戢搓le adjective That may be rescued.
Rescue Res"cue transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rescued (-k?d);
present participle & verbal noun Rescuing .] [ Middle English
rescopuen , Old French
rescourre ,
rescurre ,
rescorre ; Latin prefix
re- re- +
excutere to shake or drive out;
ex out +
quatere to shake. See
Qtash to crush,
Rercussion .]
To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction. Had I been seized by a hungry lion,
I would have been a breakfast to the best,
Rather than have false Proteus rescue me.
Shak. Syn. -- To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; release; save.
Rescue Res"cue noun [ From
Rescue ,
v. ; confer
Rescous .]
1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot.
Shak. 2. (Law) (a) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained. (b) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment. (c) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy. Bouvier. The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods.
Blackstone. Rescue grass . [ Etymol. uncertain.]
(Botany) A tall grass ( Ceratochloa unioloides ) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.
Rescueless Res"cue損ess adjective Without rescue or release.
Rescuer Res"cu搪r noun One who rescues.
Rescussee Res`cus新ee" noun (O.Eng. Law) The party in whose favor a rescue is made. Crabb.
Rescussor Res搾us"sor noun [ Late Latin ]
(O.Eng.Law) One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer. Burril.
Rese Rese intransitive verb To shake; to quake; to tremble. [ Obsolete] "It made all the gates for to
rese ."
Chaucer.
Research Re新earch" noun [ Prefix
re- +
search : cf Old French
recerche , French
recherche .]
Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom. The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
Macaulay. Syn. -- Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.
Research Re新earch" transitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
search : confer Old French
recerchier , French
rechercher .]
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Researcher Re新earch"er noun One who researches.
Researchful Re新earch"ful adjective Making researches; inquisitive. [ R.]
Coleridge.
Reseat Re新eat" transitive verb 1. To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc. Dryden. 2. To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a theater; to reseat a chair or trousers.
R廥eau R嶩seau" noun [ French]
A network; specif.:
(a) (Astron.) A system of lines forming small squares of standard size, which is photographed, by a separate exposure, on the same plate with star images to facilitate measurements, detect changes of the film, etc. (b) In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes, like network.
Resect Re新ect" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Resected ;
present participle & verbal noun Resecting .] [ Latin
resectus , past participle of
resecare to cut off; prefix
re- re- +
secare to cut.]
To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.
Resection Re新ec"tion noun [ Latin
resectio : confer French
r廥ection .]
1. The act of cutting or paring off. Cotgrave. 2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone, or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.
Reseda Re新e"da noun [ Latin , a kind of plant.]
1. (Botany) A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette. 2. A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of mignonette.
Reseek Re新eek" transitive verb To seek again. J. Barlow.
Reseize Re新eize" transitive verb [ Prefix
re- + seize : confer French
ressaisir .]
1. To seize again, or a second time. 2. To put in possession again; to reinstate. And then therein [ in his kingdom] reseized was again.
Spenser. 3. (Law) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized. The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his custody till the arrival of the justices of assize.
Blackstone.
Reseizer Re新eiz"er noun 1. One who seizes again. 2. (Eng. Law) The taking of lands into the hands of the king where a general livery, or oustre le main , was formerly mis-sued, contrary to the form and order of law.
Reseizure Re新ei"zure (r...-s..."zh...r; 135)
noun A second seizure; the act of seizing again. Bacon.
Resell Re新ell" transitive verb To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.
Resemblable Re新em"bla搓le adjective [ See
Resemble .]
Admitting of being compared; like. [ Obsolete]
Gower.
Resemblance Re新em"blance (-bl
a ns)
noun [ Confer French
ressemblance . See
Resemble .]
1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other.
Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual.
Hooker. 3. A comparison; a simile. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 4. Probability; verisimilitude. [ Obsolete]
Shak. Syn. -- Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; representation; image.
Resemblant Re新em"blant (-bl
a nt)
adjective [ French, a . and present participle from
ressembler to resemble. See
Resemble .]
Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. [ R.]
Gower.
Resemble Re新em"ble transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Resembled (-b'ld);
present participle & verbal noun Resembling (-bl?ng).] [ French
ressembler ; prefix
re- re- +
sembler to seem, resemble, from Latin
similare ,
simulare , to imitate, from
similis like, similar. See
Similar .]
1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that.
Shak. 2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [ Obsolete]
The other . . .
He did resemble to his lady bright.
Spenser. 3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [ Obsolete] "They can so well
resemble man's speech."
Holland. 4. To cause to imitate or be like. [ R.]
H. Bushnell.
Resembler Re新em"bler noun One who resembles.
Resemblingly Re新em"bling損y adverb So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.
Reseminate Re新em"i搖ate transitive verb [ Latin prefix
re- again +
seminatus , past participle of
seminare to sow.]
To produce again by means of seed. [ Obsolete]
Sir. T. Browne.
Resend Re新end" transitive verb 1. To send again; as, to resend a message. 2. To send back; as, to resend a gift. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 3. (Telegraphy) To send on from an intermediate station by means of a repeater.
Resent Re新ent" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Resented ;
present participle & verbal noun Resenting .] [ French
ressentir ; Latin prefix
re- re- +
sentire to feel. See
Sense .]
1. To be sensible of; to feel ; as:
(a) In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. [ Obsolete]
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers.
Sir T. Browne. (b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at. 2. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts. The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have resented safely.
Bolingbroke. 3. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent , the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent , intransitive verb [ Obsolete]
This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul.
Fuller. Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.
Fuller.
Resent Re新ent" intransitive verb 1. To feel resentment. Swift. 2. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [ Obsolete]
The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage resenting of the wild gourd of human invention.
Fuller.
Resenter Re新ent"er noun One who resents. Sir H. Wotton.
Resentful Re新ent"ful adjective Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable. --
Re*sent"ful*ly ,
adverb
Resentiment Re新ent"i搶ent noun Resentment. [ Obsolete]
Resentingly Re新ent"ing損y adverb 1. With deep sense or strong perception. [ Obsolete]
Dr. H. More. 2. With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment.
Resentive Re新ent"ive adjective Resentful. [ R.]
Thomson.
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