<B>Rehoboam, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a son of Solomon and the first king of Judah, who refused to lower taxes, thus causing the revolt and secession of the northern tribes of Israel. <BR> <I>Ex. Rehoboam ... was the son of Solomon and Naamah, a woman who belonged to the tribe of Ammon (Hendrik van Loon) (in the Bible, I Kings 11:43, 12:1-24).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>Also, <B>rehoboam.</B> a bottle that holds 156 ounces. </DL>
<A NAME="rehoboth">
<B>Rehoboth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of natives of southwestern Africa who are of mixed African and European ancestry. </DL>
<A NAME="rehospitalization">
<B>rehospitalization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of rehospitalizing. </DL>
<A NAME="rehospitalize">
<B>rehospitalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to hospitalize again. </DL>
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<B>rehouse, </B>transitive verb, <B>-housed,</B> <B>-housing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to house again; provide with other houses. <BR> <I>Ex. There's enough quick-growing pulpwood in the Amazon Valley alone to let us rehouse the whole world every ten years (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="rehumanize">
<B>rehumanize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to humanize again; restore a human character or quality to. <BR> <I>Ex. Goods and gadgets will provide the basis for the civilized life as well as rehumanize the dehumanized (John W. Aldridge). There are forces at work now ... to rehumanize the dehumanized members of society (Frederic Harrison).</I> noun <B>rehumanization.</B> </DL>
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<B>rehumidify, </B>transitive verb, <B>-fied,</B> <B>-fying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make moist again; redampen. </DL>
<A NAME="rehydratable">
<B>rehydratable, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> that can be rehydrated. <DD><I>noun </I> a rehydratable food or other substance. </DL>
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<B>rehydrate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-drated,</B> <B>-drating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to restore water or moisture to (something dehydrated). <BR> <I>Ex. to rehydrate vegetables, rehydrated chicken soup.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Chemistry.) to cause to become a hydrate again. </DL>
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<B>rehydration, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of rehydrating or condition of being rehydrated. <BR> <I>Ex. the rehydration of freeze-dried foods.</I> </DL>
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<B>rei, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a form sometimes used as the singular of <B>reis.</B> </DL>
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<B>Reich, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> Germany, as an empire or state; the German nation (a term applied to the Holy Roman Empire, 962-1806; the German Empire, 1871-1918; and Nazi Germany, 1933-1945). </DL>
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<B>Reichsbank, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state bank of Germany. </DL>
<A NAME="reichsfuhrer">
<B>Reichsfuhrer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) the leader of the Reich. </DL>
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<B>reichsmark, </B>noun, pl. <B>-marks</B> or <B>-mark.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the former unit of money of Germany, established in 1924. It was replaced by the Deutsche mark used in West Germany from 1948 and in reunified Germany. (Abbr:) Rm. </DL>
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<B>reichspfennig, </B>noun, pl. <B>-pfennigs,</B> <B>-pfennige.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small German coin that was worth about 1/100 of a reichsmark. </DL>
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<B>Reichsrat</B> or <B>Reichsrath, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(formerly) the parliament in the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. <DD><B> 2. </B>the former national council of Germany under Hitler, now called the Bundesrat. </DL>
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<B>Reichstag, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the former elective legislative assembly of Germany, now called the Bundestag. </DL>
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<B>Reichswehr, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the limited military force that Germany was permitted to have instead of an army after the end of World War I. </DL>
<B>reification, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the regarding or treating of an idea as a thing; materialization. </DL>
<A NAME="reify">
<B>reify, </B>transitive verb, <B>-fied,</B> <B>-fying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make (an abstraction) material or concrete. <BR> <I>Ex. to reify an abstract concept.</I> </DL>
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<B>reign, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the period of power of a ruler. <BR> <I>Ex. The queen's reign lasted fifty years.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the act of ruling; royal power; rule. <BR> <I>Ex. The reign of a wise ruler benefits his country.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) existence everywhere; prevalence. <BR> <I>Ex. Our city must dedicate itself to a reign of law and order (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) a kingdom; realm; domain. <BR> <I>Ex. Then stretch thy sight o'er all her rising reign (Alexander Pope).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to be a ruler; rule. <BR> <I>Ex. A king reigns over his kingdom. The laws reigned, and not men (George Bancroft).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to exist everywhere; prevail. <BR> <I>Ex. On a still night silence reigns. Venice reigned as the major sea power of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages (Bernard Brodie).</I> </DL>
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<B>reignite, </B>transitive verb, <B>-nited,</B> <B>-niting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to ignite again. <BR> <I>Ex. Matters are straightened out by the gods, who reignite the flame with a bolt of lightning (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>Reign of Terror,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a period of the French Revolution from about June, 1793, to July, 1794, during which many persons considered undesirable by the ruling group were ruthlessly executed. </DL>
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<B>reign of terror,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a period or situation in which a community lives in fear of death or violence because of the extremist methods used by a political group to win or keep power. <BR> <I>Ex. Northern Rhodesia is in the grip of a "reign of terror" reminiscent of Nazi Germany (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="reillusion">
<B>reillusion, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to restore one's faith or illusion. <BR> <I>Ex. They [the Conservatives] came to power because the electorate was disillusioned with the Labour Party rather than because they were reillusioned with the Conservatives (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="reimburse">
<B>reimburse, </B>transitive verb, <B>-bursed,</B> <B>-bursing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to pay back; refund. You reimburse a person for expenses made for you. adj. <B>reimbursable.</B> noun <B>reimburser.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="reimbursement">
<B>reimbursement, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a paying back; repayment (as for expenses or loss). </DL>
<A NAME="reimplant">
<B>reimplant, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to implant again. noun <B>reimplantation.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="reimport">
<B>reimport, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to import (something previously exported). <BR> <I>Ex. We used to grow cotton in America, export it to England, and then reimport it as finished cloth.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=reimportation.</B> noun <B>reimportation.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="reimpose">
<B>reimpose, </B>transitive verb, <B>-posed,</B> <B>-posing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to impose again or anew. <BR> <I>Ex. Reimposing wage and price guideposts, as advocated by some ... might marginally strengthen [the President's] ... policy (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>reimposition, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a reimposing. <DD><B> 2. </B>a tax levied once more or in a new form. <BR> <I>Ex. Such reimpositions are always over and above ... the particular year in which they are laid on (Adam Smith).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="reimpregnate">
<B>reimpregnate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-nated,</B> <B>-nating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to impregnate again. </DL>
<A NAME="reimpression">
<B>reimpression, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a second impression. <DD><B> 2. </B>the act or process of reprinting. <DD><B> 3. </B>a reprint. </DL>
<A NAME="reimprint">
<B>reimprint, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to imprint anew; reprint. </DL>
<A NAME="reimprison">
<B>reimprison, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to imprison again. noun <B>reimprisonment.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="rein">
<B>rein, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>Usually, <B>reins.</B> a long, narrow strap or line fastened to a bridle or bit, by which to guide and control an animal. A driver or rider of a horse holds the reins in his hands. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a means of control and direction. <BR> <I>Ex. Few kings now hold the reins of government.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to check or pull with reins. <BR> <I>Ex. The coachman reins his smoking bays Beneath the elmtree's shade (Oliver Wendell Holmes).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to guide and control. <BR> <I>Ex. He reined his horse well. Rein your tongue.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to equip with reins. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to bring, turn, draw, or pull something by means of reins. <DD><B> 2. </B>to rein a horse. <BR><I>expr. <B>draw rein,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to tighten the reins. </I> <I>Ex. He drew rein to check the fleeing horse.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to slow down; stop. <BR> <I>Ex. The marchers drew rein in the square.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>give rein to,</B> </I>to let move or act freely, without control. <BR> <I>Ex. to give rein to one's feelings. The Romantic poets gave rein to their imaginations.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>keep a tight rein on,</B> </I>to check or restrain; control closely. <BR> <I>Ex. The past two governors may have submitted spendthrift budgets, but they weren't approved by the legislature, which has been keeping a tight rein on the purse (Wall Street Journal).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>rein in</B> (or <B>up</B>), </I>to cause to stop or go slower. <BR> <I>Ex. another rider, meeting him and reining in (George W. Cable).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>take the reins,</B> </I>to assume control. <BR> <I>Ex. Part of the Vice-President's job is to take the reins if the President falls ill.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="reinaugurate">
<B>reinaugurate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-rated,</B> <B>-rating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to inaugurate afresh. </DL>
<A NAME="reincarnate">
<B>reincarnate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-nated,</B> <B>-nating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to give a new body to (a soul). </DL>
<A NAME="reincarnation">
<B>reincarnation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the rebirth of the soul in a new body. <DD><B> 2. </B>a new incarnation or embodiment. </DL>
<A NAME="reincarnationist">
<B>reincarnationist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who believes in reincarnation. </DL>
