Revert Re·vert" noun One who, or that which, reverts. An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or rather reverts , to the faith.
Fuller.
Reverted Re·vert"ed adjective Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S .
Revertent Re·vert"ent noun (Medicine) A remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system. [ Obsolete]
E. Darwin.
Reverter Re·vert"er noun 1. One who, or that which, reverts. 2. (Law) Reversion. Burrill.
Revertible Re·vert"i·ble adjective Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; as, a revertible estate.
Revertive Re·vert"ive adjective Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. --
Re*vert"ive*ly ,
adverb The tide revertive , unattracted, leaves
A yellow waste of idle sands behind.
Thomson.
Revery Rev"er·y noun Same as Reverie .
Revest Re·vest" (rē*vĕst")
transitive verb [ OF
reverstir , French
revêtir , Latin
revestire ; prefix
re- re- +
vestire to clothe, from
vestis a garment. See
Vestry , and confer
Revet .]
1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter
Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments.
Spenser. 2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
Revest Re·vest" intransitive verb To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.
Revestiary Re·ves"ti·a·ry noun [ Late Latin
revestiarium : confer French
revestiaire . See
Revest .]
The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments, etc., are kept; -- now contracted into vestry .
Revestry Re·ves"try noun Same as Revestiary . [ Obsolete]
Revestture Re·vest"ture noun Vesture. [ Obsolete]
Rich revesture of cloth of gold.
E. Hall.
Revet Re·vet" (re*vĕt")
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Revetted ;
present participle & verbal noun Revetting .] [ See
Revetment .]
(Mil. & Civil Engineering) To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material.
Revetment Re·vet"ment noun [ French
revêtement the lining of a ditch, from
revêtir to clothe, Latin
revestire . See
Revest ,
transitive verb ]
(Fort. & Engin.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall. [ Written also
revêtement ]
Revibrate Re·vi"brate intransitive verb To vibrate back or in return. --
Re`vi*bra"tion noun
Revict Re·vict" transitive verb [ Latin
revictus , past participle of
revincere to conquer.]
To reconquer. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Reviction Re·vic"tion noun [ From Latin
revivere ,
revictum , to live again; prefix
re- re- +
vivere to live.]
Return to life. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Revictual Re·vict"ual transitive verb To victual again.
Revie Re·vie" transitive verb 1. To vie with, or rival, in return. 2. (Card Playing) To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Revie Re·vie" intransitive verb 1. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [ Obsolete]
2. To make a retort; to bandy words. [ Obsolete]
Review Re·view" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Review...d ;
present participle & verbal noun Reveiwing .] [ Prefix
re- +
view . Confer
Review ,
noun ]
1. To view or see again; to look back on. [ R.] "I shall
review Sicilia."
Shak. 2. To go over and examine critically or deliberately. Specifically:
(a) To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before printing it, or a book for a new edition. (b) To go over with critical examination, in order to discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to review a new novel. (c) To make a formal or official examination of the state of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment. (d) (Law) To reëxamine judically; as, a higher court may review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one. 3. To retrace; to go over again. Shall I the long, laborious scene review ?
Pope.
Review Re·view" intransitive verb To look back; to make a review.
Review Re·view" noun [ French
revue , from
revu , past participle of
revoir to see again, Latin
revidere ; prefix
re- re- +
videre to see. See
View ,
and cf .
Revise .]
1. A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life. 2. An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works. 3. A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique. 4. A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc. 5. An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc. 6. (Law) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher. 7. A lesson studied or recited for a second time. Bill of review (Equity) ,
a bill, in the nature of proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been duly signed and enrolled. Wharton. --
Commission of review (Eng. Eccl. Law) ,
a commission formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of the court of delegates. Syn. -- Reëxamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey; reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.
Reviewable Re·view"a·ble adjective Capable of being reviewed.
Reviewal Re·view"al noun A review. [ R.]
Southey.
Reviewer Re·view"er noun One who reviews or reëxamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books.
Revigorate Re·vig"or·ate adjective [ Late Latin
revigoratus , past participle of
revigorare ; Latin
re- +
vigor vigor.]
Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [ R.]
Southey.
Revigorate Re·vig"or·ate transitive verb To give new vigor to. [ Obsolete]
Revile Re·vile" transitive verb & i. [
imperfect & past participle Reviled ;
present participle & verbal noun Reviling .] [ Prefix
re- + Old French
aviler to make vile, depreciate, French
avilir ; Ã (L.
ad .) +
vil vile. See
Vile .]
To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous language; to reproach. "And did not she herself
revile me there?"
Shak. Who, when he was reviled , reviled not again.
1 Pet. ii. 23. Syn. -- To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
Revile Re·vile" noun Reproach; reviling. [ Obsolete]
The gracious Judge, without revile , replied.
Milton.
Revilement Re·vile"ment noun The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach; abuse. Spenser.
Reviler Re·vil"er noun One who reviles. 1. Cor. vi. 10.
Reviling Re·vil"ing noun Reproach; abuse; vilification. Neither be ye afraid of their revilings .
Isa. li. 7.
Reviling Re·vil"ing adjective Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches. --
Re*vil"ing*ly ,
adverb
Revince Re·vince" transitive verb [ See
Revict .]
To overcome; to refute, as error. [ Obsolete]
Foxe.
Revindicate Re·vin"di·cate transitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
vindicate . Confer
Revindicate ,
Revenge .]
To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back. Mitford.
Revirescence Rev`i·res"cence noun [ Latin
revirescens , present participle of
revirescere to grow green again.]
A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigor. [ Obsolete]
Revisable Re·vis"a·ble adjective That may be revised.
Revisal Re·vis"al noun [ From
Revise .]
The act of revising, or reviewing and reëxamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a treaty.
Revise Re·vise" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Revised ;
present participle & verbal noun Revising .] [ French
reviser , from Latin
revidere ,
revisum , to see again; prefix
re- re- +
videre ,
visum , to see. See
Review ,
View .]
1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reëxamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation. 2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type. 3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary. The Revised Version of the Bible ,
a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version , under Authorized .
Revise Re·vise" noun 1. A review; a revision. Boyle. 2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
Reviser Re·vis"er noun One who revises.
Revision Re·vi"sion noun [ French
révision , Latin revisio.]
1. The act of revising; reëxamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes. 2. That which is made by revising. Syn. -- Reëxamination; revisal; revise; review.
Revisional, Revisionary Re·vi"sion·al, Re·vi"sion·a·ry adjective Of or pertaining to revision; revisory.
Revisit Re·vis"it transitive verb 1. To visit again. Milton. 2. To revise. [ Obsolete]
Ld. Berners.
Revisitation Re·vis`it·a"tion noun The act of revisiting.
Revisory Re·vi"so·ry adjective Having the power or purpose to revise; revising. Story.
Revitalize Re·vi"tal·ize transitive verb To restore vitality to; to bring back to life. Latin S. Beale.
Revivable Re·viv"a·ble adjective That may be revived.
Revival Re·viv"al noun [ From
Revive .]
The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. Specifically:
(a) Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. (b) Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature. (c) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. (d) Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; -- applied to the health, spirits, and the like. (e) Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture. (f) Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. (g) (Law) Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the revival of a revoked will, etc. (h) Revivification, as of a metal. See Revivification , 2.
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