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renew the impreffion of any thing. South.
To print a new edition. Pope.
REPRISAL. . [reprijalia, low Lat.] Some-
thing feized by way of retaliation for robbery
or injury. Pope.

REPRISE. . [reprise, Fr.] The act of taking
fomething in retaliation of injury. Dryden..
TO REPROACH. v. a. [reprocher, Fr] 1. To
cenfure in opprobrious terms, as a crime.
Dryden. 2. To charge with a fault in fevere
language. Milton. 3. To upbraid in general.
Rogers.
REPROACH.. [reprocher, Fr.] Cenfure:
infamy; fhame. Milton.

REPROACHABLE. a. [reproachable, Fren.]
Worthy of reproach.
REPROACHFUL. a. [from reproach.] 1.
Scurrilous; opprobrious. Shakefp. 2. Shame-

ful; infamous; vile. Hammond.
REPROACHFULLY. adv [from reproach.]
1. Opprobriously; ignominioufly; fcurrilously.
Shakelp. 2. Shamefully; infamously.
REPROBATE. a. [reprobus, Lat] Loft to vir-
tue; loft to grace; abandoned. South.
REPROBATE. S. A man loft to virtue;
wretch abandoned to wickedness. Taylor.
TO REPROBATE v.a. (reprobo, Lat.] 1. To
difallow; to reject. Ayliffe. 2. To abandon to
wickedness and eternal deftruction. Hammond

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3. To abandon to his fentence, without hope of pardon. Southern. REPROBATENESS. S. [from reprobate ] The fate of being reprobate. REPROBATION [reprobation, Fr.] 1. The act of abandoning, or ftate of being abandoned to eternal destruction. Shakefp. Maine. 2. A condemnatory fentence. Dryden. To REPRODUCE. v. a. [re and produce.] To produce again; to produce anew. Newton. REPRODUCTION. S. [from reproduce.] The act of producing anew. Boyle. REPROOF.. [from reprove.] 1. Blame to the face, reprehenfion. Pope. 2. Cenfure; flander. Palms.

REPRO VABLE. a. (from reprove.] Culpable;
blameable; worthy of reprehenfion. Taylor.
To REPROVE. v. a. [reprouver, Fr.] 1. To
blame; to cenfure. 2. To charge to the face
with a fault; to check; to chide; to repre-
hend. Whitgifte, Taylor. 3. To refute; to
disprove Shakelp. 4. To blame for. Carew.
REPROVER. [from reprove.] A reprehen-
der; one that reproves. South.

To REPRUNE. v. a. [re and prune.] To prune
a fecond time. Evelyn.
REPTILE. a [reptile, Lat.] Creeping upon
many feet. Gay.

REPTILE.. An animal that creeps upon many
feet. Locke, Prior.
REPUBLICAN. a. [from republick.] Placing
the government in the people.
REPUBLICAN. J. (from republick.] One who
thinks a commonwealth without monarchy
the best government. Addison.
REPUBLICK. S. [republica, Lat.] Common-

wealth; state in which the power is lodged in more than one. Ben. Johnfen.

REPUDIABLE. a. [from repudiate.] Fit to be rejected.

To REPUDIATE. v. a. [repudio, Lat] To
divorce; to reject; to put away. Bentley.
REPUDIA'TION. f. [from repudiate.] Divorce;
rejection. Arbuthnot.

REPUGNANCE. . [repugnance, Fr.] 1.
REPUGNANCY. Inconfiftency; contrariety.
Bentley. 2. Reluctance; unwillingness; Nrug-
gle of oppofite pations. South.
REPUGNANT. a. [repugnant, Fr.] 1. Difobe-
dient; not obfequious. Shakefp. 2. Contrary;
oppofite. Woodward.
REPUGNANTLY. adv. [from repugnant.]
Contradictorily. Brown.

To REPULLULATE. v. n. [re and pullulo,
Lat.] To bud again. Howel.

REPULSE. . [repulfe, Fr. repulsa, Lat.] The
condition of being driven off or put aside from
any attempt. King Charles.

To REPULSE. v. a. [repulfus, Lat.] To beat

back; to drive off. Kolles.
REPULSION. J. [repulfus, Lat.] The set or
power of driving off from itfelf. Arbuthnot.
REPULSIVE. a. [from repulse.] Driving off;
having the power to beat back or drive off.
Neauton.

To REPURCHASE. v. a. [re and purchase.】
To buy again. Shakesp.

REPUTABLE. a. [from repute.] Honourable;
not infamous. Rogers.

REPUTABLY, adv. [from reputable.]Without
difcredit. Atterbury.

REPUTATION. J. [reputation, Fr.] Credit;
honour; character of good. Addison.
To REPUTE. v. a. [reputo, Lat.] To hold; to
account; to think. Donne.

REPUTE. f. [from the verb.] 1. Character;
reputation. 2. Eftablished opinion. Milton.
REPUTELESS. a. [from repute.]Difreputable;
difgraceful. Shakejp.

REQUEST. . [requefte, Fr.] 1. Petition; 2. Demand; repute; entreaty. Shakefp.

credit; state of being defired. Bayle. To REQUEST. v. a. [requefter, Fr.] To ak; to folicite; to entreat. Knolles. REQUESTER. . [from request.] Petitioner; folicitor.

To REQUICKEN. v. a. [re and quicken] To reanimate. Shakesp.

REQUIEM. f. [Lat.] 1. A hymn in which they implore for the dead requiem or rett. Shakefp. 2. Reft; quiet; peace. Sandys. REQUIRABLE. a. [from require.] Fit to be required. Hale,

To REQUIRE. v. a. [requiro, Lat.] 1. To demand; to ask a thing as of right Spelman. 2. To make neceffary; to need Dryden. REQUISITE. a. [requifitus, Lat.] Neceffary; needful; required by the nature of things. Wake.

REQUISITE. . Apy thing neceflary. Dryden.

RE

REQUISITELY.adv. [from requisite.] Necef-
farily; in a requifite manner. Boyle.
REQUISITENESS. f. [from requifite.] Necef-
fity; the state of being requifite. Boyle.
REQUITAL. . [from requite.] 1. Return for
any good or bad office; retaliation. Hooker. 2.
Reward; recompense. South.
To

TO REQUITE. v. a. [requiter, Fr.] To repay;
to retaliate good or ill; to recompenfe. Pope.
RE REWARD. f. The rear or laft troop.
RESALE. S. [re and fale.] Sale at fecond hand

Bacon.

TO RESALUTE. v. a. [refaluto, Lat. refaluer,
Fr.) To falute or greet anew. Chapman.
To RESAIL. v. a. [re and fail.] To fail back.
Pepe.

To ŔESCIND. v. a. [rescindo, Lat. refcinder,
Fr.] To cut off, to abrogate a law.Hammond,
Dryden.

RESCISSION.. [refciffion, Fr. refciffus, Lat.]
The act of cutting off; abrogation. Bacon.
RESCISSORY.a [refciffoire, Fr. refciffus, Lat.]
Having the power to cut off.

To RESCRIBE. v. a. [refcribo, Lat.] 1. To
write back. Ayliffe. 2. To write over again.

Howel

RE'SCRIPT. S. [refcriptum, Lat.] Edict of an emperour. Bacon.

To RESCUE. v. a. [refcorre, old Fr.] To set free from any violence, confinement or danger. Shakelp.

RESCUE.. [refcouffe, old Fr.] Deliverance
from violence,danger,or confinement. Shakes.
RE'SCUER.. [from rescue.] One that refcues.
RESEARCH. . (recherche, Fr.] Enquiry;
fearch Rogers.

To RESEARCH. v. a. [rechercher, Fr.] To
examine; to enquire. Wotton.
To RESEAT. v. a. [re and feat. ] To feat
again. Dryden.

RESEIZER. J. One that feizes again.
RESEIZURE. J. (re and feizure.] Repeated
feizure; feizure a fecond time. Bacon,
RESEMBLANCE. f. [refemblance, Fr.] Like-
nefs; fimilitude; reprefentation. Hooker.
To RESEMBLE. v. a. [refembler, Fr] 1. To
compare; to reprefent as like fomething else.
Raleigh. 2. To be like; to have likeness to.
Addijon.

To RESEND . a. [re and fend.] To fend
back; to fend again. Shakelp.

To RESENT. v. a. [reffentir, Fr.] 1. To take well or ill. Bacon. 2. To take ill; to confider as an injury or affront. Miton. RESENTER. J. [from refent.] One who feels injuries deeply. Wotton.

RESENTFUL. a. [rejent and full] Malignant;
e:fily provoked to anger, and lorg retaining it.
RESENTINGLY. adv. [from relenting. With
deep fenfe; with strong perception; with.
anger. More.

RESENTMENT. f. [reffentiment, Fr.] 3.
Strong perception of good or ill. Glanville. 2.
Dep fenfe of injury. Swift.
RESERVATION. j. [refervation, Fr.] 1. Re-

ferve; concealment of fomething in the mind. Sanderfon. 2. Something kept back; fomething not given up. Swift. 3 Custody; state of being treasured up. Shakesp. RESERVATORY.. [reservoir, Fr.] Place in which any thing is referved or kept. Woodw. RESERVE. v. a. (refervo, Lat.] 1. To keep in store; to fave to fome other purpose. Spenf. 2. To retain; to keep; to hold. Shakelp 3. To lay up to a future time. Decay of Piety. RESERVE. [from the verb ] 1. Store kept untouched. Locke. 2. Something kept for exigence. Tilletfon. 3. Something concealed in the mind. Addifon. 4 Exception; prohibition. Milton. 5. Exception in favour. Rogers. 6. Modefty; caution in perfonal behaviour. Prior.

RESERVED.a.[from referve.] 1. Modest; not
loofely free. Walb. 2. Sullen; not open; not
frank. Dryden.

RESERVEDLY. adv. [ from referved.] 1.
Not with franknefs; not with opennefs; with
referve. Woodward. 2. Scrupulously; coldly.
Pope.

RESERVEDNESS. f. [from reserved.] Close-
nefs; want of franknefs; want of openness.
Ben. Johnson.

RESERVER. S. [from referve.] One that re-
ferves.

RESERVOIR. f. [refervoir, Fr.] Place where
any thing is kept in ftore. Pope.
To RESETTLE. v. a. [re and settle.] To fettle
again. Swift.

RESETTLEMENT. S. [from refettle.] 1. The
act of fettling again. Norris. 2. The flate of
fettling again. Mortimer.
RESI'ANCE.

[ from refiant ] Refidence ;
abode; dwelling. Bacon.
RESI'ANT. a. [reffeant, Fr.] Refident; prefent
in a place. Knolles.

To RESIDE. v. n [refideo, Lat] 1. To have
abode: to live; to dwell; to be prefent. Milt..
2. Refido, Lat.] To fink; to fubfide; to fall
to the bottom. Boyle.

RESIDENCE. J. Į refidence, Fr. ] 1. Act of
dwelling in a place. Hale. 2. Place of abode;
dwelling. Milton. 3. That which fettles at
the bottom of liquors. Braun.
RESIDENT. a. refidens, Lat.] Dwelling or
having abode in any place. Burnet.
RESIDENT. [from the adj.] An agent, mi-

nifter, or officer refiding in any distant place, with the dignity of an ambaffador. Addijon, RESIDENTIARY. a. [from refident.] Holding refidence. More.

RESIDUAL. 2. a. [from refiduum, Lat. ]
RESIDUARY. Relating to the refidue; re-
lating to the part remaining. Ayliffe
RESIDUE. f. [refiduum, Lat.] The remaining
part; that which is left. Arbuthnot.
To RESIEGE. v. a. [re and fiege, Fr.] To feat
again. Spenfer.
To RESIGN. v. a. [refigno, Lat.] To give up
a claim or poffeffion. Denbam. 2. To yield up..
Locke. 3. To give up in confidence, Tillten.

4. To fubmit; particularly to fubmit to providence. Dryden. 5. To fubmit without refiflance or murmur Shakelp. RESIGNATION. [refignation, Fr.] 1. The act of refigning or giving up a claim or pof fefion. Hayward. 2. Submiffion; unrefifting acquiefcence Addison. 3. Submiffion without murmur to the will of God. RESIGNER (from refign.] One that refigns. RESIGNMENT. J. [from refign.] A&t of refigning. RESILIENCE. 2 RESILIENCY. back Bacon.

[from refilio, Lat. ] The act of ftarting or leaping

RESILIENT. a. [refiliens, Lat.] Starting or
fpringing back.

RESILITION. f. [refilio, Lat] The act of
fpringing back; refilience.
RESIN [refina, Lat.] The fat fulphurous part
of fome vegetable, which is natural or pro-
cured by art, and will incorporate with oil or
fpirit, not an aqueous menflruum, Quincy.
RESINOUS. a. (from refin; refineaux, Fr.
Containing refin; confifting of refin. Boyle.
RE'SINOUSNESS. f. [from refinous.] The qua-
lity of being refinous

RESIPISCENCE. J. [refipifcence, Fr.] Wisdom
after the fact; repentance
To RESIST. v. a. [refifte, Lat.] 1. To oppofe;
to act against. Shakejp. 2. To not admit im-
preffion or force. Milton.
RESISTANCE. f. [refifiance, Fr.] 1. The
RESISTENCE. act of refifting; oppofition.
1 Mac. 2. The quality of not yielding to
force or external impreffion. Bacon.
RESISTIBILITY. J. [from effible.] Quality
of refifting. Locke.

RESISTIBLE. a. [from refift.] That may be
refifted. Hale.

RESISTLESS. a. [from refft] Irrefiflible; that cannot be oppofed. Raleigh. RESOLVABLE.a. [from rejolve.] 1. That may be analysed or separated. South. 2. Capable of folution or of being made icfs obfcure Brown. RESOLUBLE. a. [refcluble, Fr.) That may melted or diffolved.

be

To RESOLVE. v. a. [refolvo, Lat.] 1. To
inform; to free from a doubt or difficulty.
Shakefp. 2. To folve; to clear. Rogers. 3. To
fettle in an opinion Shakejp 4. To fix in
determination. Dryden. 5. To fix in con-
ftancy; to confirm. Shakejp 6. To melt; to
diffolve. A buthnot. 7. To analyse. Tillotfen.
To RESOLVE v. n. 1. To determine; to de-
cree within one's felf. Milton. 2. To melt; to
be diffolved. Shakesp. Southern, 3. To be fettled
in opinion. Locke
RESOLVE. J. Refolution; fixed determination.
Denham.

RESOLVEDLY, adv. {from refolved] With
firmness and conftancy. Greau.
RESOLVEDNESS. J. {from resolved.] Refolu-
tion: conftancy; firmnefs Decay of Piety.
RESOLVENT. / [refolvens, Lat.] That which
has the power of cauling folution. Wiseman.

RESOLVER. S. [from refolve.] 1. One that

forms a firm refolution. Hammond. 2. One that diffolves; one that feparates parts. Boyle. RESOLUTE. a. [refolá, Fr. ] Determined i fixed; conftant; fteady; firm. Shakesp. RE'SOLUTELY adv.[from refolute.]Determinately firmly conftantly; ftead ly. Rofcom. RESOLUTENESS. [from refolute.] Determinateness; state of being fixed in refolution. Boyle

RESOLUTION. f. [refolutio, Lat.] 1. Act of
clearing difficulties Brown. 2. Analysis; a&t
of feparating any thing into conftituent parts.
Hale. 3. Diffolution. Digby 4 Fixed determi-
nation; fettled thought. King Charles 5 Con-
ftancy; firmnefs; fteadinefs in good or bad.
Sidney. 6. Determination of a caufe in courts
of justice. Hale.

RESOLUTIVE. a. [refolutus,Lat.refolutif,Fr.]
Having the power to diffolve.

RE SONANCE. . [from refent, Lat.] Sound;
refound. Boyle.

RESONANT. a. [refonant, Fr.] Refounding.

Milton.

To RESORT . n. [reffortir, Fr.] 1. To have
recourfe. Clarendon. 2. To go publickly.
Milton.
3. To repair to. Pope. 4. To fall

back Hale.
RESORT. f. [from the verb.] 1. Frequency;
aflembly; meeting. Dryden. 2. Concourfe;
confluence. Swift. 3. Act of vifiting. Shakefp.
4. Movement; active power; fpring. Bacen.
To RESOUND. v. a. {rejono,Lai.] 1. To echo;
to found back; to celebrate by found. Peacham.
2. To found; to tell fo as to be heard far.
Pope. 3. To return founds; to found with any
noife. Milton.

To RESOUND. v. n. To be echoed back. South,
RESOURCE.. [reffource, Fr.] Some new or

unexpected means that offer; refort; expe-
dient Dryden.

To RESOW. v. a. [re and few ] To fow anew.

Bacon.

To RESPEAK.v.n. [re and speak.] To answer.
Shakesp.

To RESPECT v a. [respectus, Lat] 1. To
2.
Bacon.
regard to have regard to.
To
confider with a lower degree of reverence.
Sidney. 3. To have relation to. 4. To look
toward. LrozIN.

RESPECT. / refpe&us, Lat] 1. Regard;

attention. Shakefp. 2. Reverence; honour. Prir. 3. Awul kindnefs. Lecke. 4. Goodwill. Shakelp. 5. Partial regard. Proverbs. 6. Reverend character. Shakejp. 7. Manner of treating others. Wetten. 8. Confideration; motive. Hooker. 9. Relation; regard. Tilletfen. RESPECTER. (trom refpe&t.] One that has partial regard. Savift. RESPECTFUL. a. (respect and full] Ceremonious: full of outward civility. Prior. RESPI/CTFULLY, adv. [ from refpe&ful ] With fome degree of reverence. Dryden. RESPECTIVE a [from refpect.] 1. Particular; relating to particular perfons or things.

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Burnet. 2. Relative; not abfolute. Rogers. | To REST. v. n. [from the noun.] 1. To fleep;

3. Worthy of reverence. Shakesp. 4. Accurate; nice; careful; cautious. Hooker. RESPECTIVELY. adv. [from refpeclive) 1. Particularly; as each belongs to each. South. 2. Relatively; not absolutely. Raleigh. 3. Partially; with refpect to private views. Obfolete. Hooker. 4. With great reverence. Shakesp

RESPERSION.. [refperfio, Lat.] The act of fprinkling.

RESPIRATION. f. [refpiration, Fr. refpiratio, from refpiro, Lat.] 1. The act of breathing

Bacon. 2. Relief from toil. Milton.

To RESPIRE. v. n. [respiro, Lat.] 1. To breathe. Dryden. 2. To catch breath. Milt. 3. To reft; to take reft from toil. Pope. RESPITE. S. [refpite, Fr.] 1. Reprieve; fufpenfion of a capital fentence. Milton, Prior. 2. Paufe; interval. Raleigh

To RESPITE. v. a. [from the noun.] 1. To
relieve by a pause. Milton. 2. [Rejpiter, old
Fr.] To fufpend, to delay. Clarendon.
RESPLENDENCE. 2 S. [from refplendent.]
RESPLENDENCY. S Luftre; brightness;|
fplendour. Boyle.

RESPLENDENT.a.[refplendens, Lat.] Bright;
fhining; having a beautiful luftre. Newton.
RESPLENDENTLY, adv. [from refplendent.]
With luftre; brightly; fplendidly.
To RESPOND. v. n. [refpondeo, Lat. refpon-
dre, Fr.] 1. To anfwer. 2. To correfpond;
to fuit. Broome.

RESPONDENT. f. [refpondens, Lat.] 1. An
anfwerer in a fuit. Ayliffe. 2. One whofe
province in a fet difputation, is to refute ob-
jections. Watts.

1. An an

RESPONSE. . [refponfum, Lat.]
swer. Hammond. 2. Anfwer made by the
congregation. Addison. 3. Reply to an ob-
jection in a formal difputation. Watts.
RESPONSIBLE. a. [from refponfus, Lat.] 1.
Answerable; accountable. Gov. of the Tongue.
Capable of difcharging an obligation. Locke.
RESPONSIBLENESS. f. [from refponfible.]
State of being obliged or qualified to answer.
RESPONSION. J. [refponfio, Lat.] The act of
answering.

RESPONSIVE. a [refpenfif, Fr.] 1. Answer
ing; making anfwer. Ayliffe. 2. Correfpon-
dent; fuited to fomething else. Fenton.
RESPONSORY. a. [refponforius, Lat.] Con-
taining antwer.

REST [nert, Sax. rufe, Dutch] 1. Sleep; repole. Pope. 2. The final feep; the quietnels of death. Dryden. 3. Stilnefs; ceffation of motion. Bacon. 4. Quict; peace, ceffation from disturbance. Daniel. 5. Ceffation from bodily labour. Job. 6. Support; that on which any thing leans or refts. Fairfax. 7. Place of repofe. Milton. 8. Final hope. Clarendon, 9. Remainder; what remains. Dryden.

REST. a. [reftes, Fr. quod refiat, Lat.] Others; thofe not included in any propofition. Stilling.

to be afleep; to flumber. Milton. 2. To fleep the final fleep; to die. Milton. 3. To be at quiet; to be at peace. Milton. 4. To be without motion; to be still. Milton. 5. To be fixed in any state or opinion. Dryden. 6. To ceafe from labour. Taylor. 7. To be fatisfied; to acquiefce. Addifon. 8. To lean; to be fupported. Waller. To be left; to

remain. Bacon.

9.

To REST. v. a. 1. To lay to reft. Dryden. 2
To place as on a support.

RESTA’GNANT. a. [reftagnans, Lat.] Re-
maining without flow or motion. Boyle.
To RESTA’GNATE. v. n. [re and stagnate.].
To ftand without flow. Wiseman.
RESTAGNATION. S. [from reftagnate.] The
ftate of standing without flow, course, or mo-

tion.

RESTAURATION. f. [reftauro, Lat.] The act of recovering to the former ftate. Hooker. To RESTE'M. v a. [re and fiem.] To force back against the current. Shakesp. RESTFUL. a. [reft and full] Quiet; being at reft. Shakesp.

2. Be

RESTHA'RROW.. A plant. Miller.
RESTIFF. a. [reftif, Fr. reftivo, Ital.] 1.
Unwilling to flir; refolute against going for-
ward; obftinate; ftubborn. Dryden
ing at reft; being lefs in motion. Brown.
RESTI FNESS [from reftiff] Obftinate re-
luctance. King Charles.
RESTINCTION. f. [reftinctus, Lat.] The act
of extinguishing.

Prior.

RESTITUTION. f. (reftitutio, Lat.] 1. The
act of restoring what is loft or taken away.
Taylor, Arbuthnot. 2. The act of recovering
its former ftate or posture. Grea.
RESTLESS a. [from refi.] 1. Being without
fleep. 2. Unquiet; without peace.
3. Unconftant; unfettled. Dryden. 4. Not
fill; in continual motion. Milton.
RESTLESSLY. adv. [from reftlefs.] Without
reft; unquietly. South.
RESTLESSNESS. f. [from restless.] 1. Want
of fleep. Harvey. 2. Want of reft; unquiet-
nefs. Herbert. 3 Motion; agitation. Boyle.
RESTORABLE. a. [from rejtore.] What may
be restored. Swift.

RESTORATION. f. [from reftore, restaura-
tion, Fr.] 1. The act of replacing to a former
ftate. Dryden. 2. Recovery. Rogers.
RESTORATIVE. a. [ from restore. ] That
which has the power to recruit life. Milton.
RESTORATIVE. f. [from reftore.] A medicine
that has the power of recruiting life. South.
To RESTORE. v. a. [reftauro, Lat.] 1. To
give back what has been loft or taken away.
Dryden. 2. To bring back. Dryden. 3. To
retrieve; to bring back from degeneration,
declenfion, or ruin, to its former state. Prior.
4. To recover paflages in books from corrup-
tion.

RESTO'RER. /. [from reftare.] One that re-
ftores. Swift.
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To RESTRAIN. v. a [refreindre, Fr] 1. To RESUSCITATE v. a. [resuscite, Lat.]To To withhold, to keep in. Shakelp. 2 Το

flir up anew; to revive.

reprefs; to keep in awe. Locke. 3. To fup- RESUSCITATION s. [from resuscitate.] The prefs, to hinder; to reprefs. Milton. act of stirring up anew; the act of reviving, or flate of being revived Pope.

4. To

abridge. Clarenden. 5. To hold in. Shakesp. 6. To limit, to confine. South. RESTRAINABLE. a [from reftrain.] Capa

ble to be reftrained. Brown.

RESTRAINEDLY, adv. [from restrained. ]
With restraint; without latitude. Hammond.
RESTRAINER from reftrain.] One that
reftrains; one that wi hholds Brown.

RESTRAINT. . [ from reftrain, refreint,
Fr.] I. Abridgment of liberty. Shakesp
2. Prohibition Milton. 3. Limitation; re-
ftrition. Brown. 4. Repreffion; hindrance
of will; act of withholding. South.
To RESTRICT v a. [reftriétus, Lat] To
limit; to confine. A buthnot.
RESTRICTION. f. [restriction, Fr.] Confine-
ment; limitation. Temple.
RESTRICTIVE. a. [from reftria.]
preffing limitation. Stilling fleet. 2. Styptick;
aftringent. Wiseman,
RESTRICTIVELY. adv. [from restrictive]
With limitation. Gov of the Tongue.
To RESTRINGE. v. a. [reftringe, Lat.] To
limit; to confine.

1. Ex

RESTRINGENT. S. [reftringens, Lat] That
which hath the power of reftraining. Harvey.
RESTY. a [refliff, Fr.] Obftinate in ftanding
Atill. Swift.

To RESUBLIME. v. a. [re and fublime.] To
fublime another time. Newton.

To RESULT. v. n [refulter, Fr. refulto, Lat. 1. To fly back. Pope. 2. To rife as a confequence; to be produced as the effect of caufes jointly concurring. Bacon. 3. To arife as a conclufion from premises.

RESULT.. [from the verb ] 1. Refilience;

To RETAIL. v. a. [retailler, Fr.] 1. To divide into fmall parcels. Shakefp. 2. To fell in fmall quantities. Locke. 3. To fell at fecond hand. Pope. 4. To fell in broken parts. Shakejp.

RETAIL. f. [from the verb.] Sale by small quantities. Swift.

RETAILER. /. (from retail.] One who fells by fmall quantities. Hakewill.

To RETAIN. v. a. [retinet, Lat] 1. To keep; not to lofe Locke. 2. To keep; not to lay afide. Brown. 3. To keep; not to difmifs. Milton. 4. To keep in pay; to hire. Addison. To RETAIN. v. n. 1. To belong to; to deTo keep; to continue.

pend on. Beyle. 2.

Donne RETAINER. . [from retain.] 1. An adherent; a dependant; a hanger on. Swift. 2. In common law, retainer fignifieth a fervant not menial nor familiar, that is not dwelling in his houfe, but only ufing or bearing his name or livery. Cowel. 3. The act of keeping dependants, or being in dependance. Bacon.

To RETA'KE. . a. [re and take.] To take again. Clarendon.

To RETA LIATE. v. a. [re and talie, Lat.]
To return by giving like for like; to repay;
to requite. Savift.

RETALIA TION. . [from retaliate. ] Re-
quital; return of like for like. Calamy.
To RETARD. v. a. [retard, Lat retarder,
Fr.] 1. To hinder; to obstruct in swiftnefs
of course. Denham. 2. To delay; to put off.
Dryden.

[retardation, Fr. from retard] Hindrance, the act of delaying.

Bacon.

at of flying back. Bacon. 2. Confequence; To RETARD. v. n. To fly back. Brown. effect produced by the concurrence of co-ope-RETARDATION. rating caufes. King Charles. 3. Interence from premiles. South. 4. Refolve; decifion. Savift. RESULTANCE. f. [refultance, Fr.] The act of refulting.

RESUMABLE. a. [from refume.] What may be taken back. Hale.

To RESUME. v. a. [refumo, Lat.] 1. To take back what has been given. Waller. 2.To take back what has been taken away.Shake p 3.To take again. Dryden. 4 To begin again what was broken off; as, to refume a difcourfe. RESUMPTION. f. [refomption, Fr.rejumptus, Lat.] The act of refuming. Denham. RESUMPTIVE. a. [refumptus, Lat.] Taking

back.

RESUPINATION. f. [refupino, Lat.] The act of lying on the back.

To RESURVEY. v. a. [re and furvey. ] To review; to furvey again. Shake p RESURRECTION. Jefurrection, Fr. refurreclum, Lat. Revival from the dead; return from the grave. Watts.

RETARDER. [from retard.] Hinderer; ob-
Atructer. Glanville

To RETCH. v. n. [hnecan, Sax.] To force up
fomething from the ftomach.

RETCHLESS. a. Careless. Dryden.
RETECTION.J. [retectus, Lat.] The act of
difcovering to the view. Boyle
RETENTION. J. (retention, Fr. retentie, from
retentus, Lat] 1. The act of retaining. Bec.
2. Retention and retentive faculty is that state
of contraction in the folid parts, which makes
them hold all their proper contents. Quincy.
3. Memory. Suth. 4. Limitation Stakeip.
5. Cuftody, confinement; restraint. Shakejp.
RETENTIVE a. [retentur, Lat.] 1. Having
the power of retention. Philips. 2. Having
memory Glanville,
RETENTIVENESS. [from retentive] Hav-
ing the quality of retention.
RETICENCE. / [reticence, Fr reticentia,froma
reticeo, Lat.] Concealment by filence. Dia.
RETICLE.

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