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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: reincite - reinsurance</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="reincite"> reincite, transitive verb, -cited, -citing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to incite again; reanimate; reencourage. Ex. The hurricane seemed to have been reincited instead of exhausted (Charlotte Smith). </DL> <A NAME="reincorporate"> reincorporate, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -rated, -rating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to incorporate again. </DL> <A NAME="reincorporation"> reincorporation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the action of reincorporating or condition of being reincorporated. Ex. Potomac said it will seek stockholder approval of its reincorporation under the new District of Columbia Business Incorporation Act (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="reincrease"> reincrease, transitive verb, -creased, -creasing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to increase again; augment; reinforce. </DL> <A NAME="reincur"> reincur, transitive verb, -curred, -curring.<DL COMPACT><DD> to incur a second time. </DL> <A NAME="reindeer"> reindeer, noun, pl. -deer or -deers.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of large deer with branching antlers, living in northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. The North American variety was introduced into Alaska in the 1890's. It is used to pull sleighs and also for meat, milk, and hides. Ex. Santa Claus' sleigh is drawn by reindeer. To the lowland Laplanders, the reindeer is horse, sheep, and cow, all in one (Victor H. Cahalane). </DL> <A NAME="reindeermoss"> reindeer moss,<DL COMPACT><DD> a gray, branched lichen, the chief winter food of reindeer. Ex. Green woodland mosses and a yielding sponge of reindeer moss carpet the ground (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="reindict"> reindict, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to indict again. Ex. The prosecution said it planned to reindict the remaining defendants on simpler charges (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="reindoctrinate"> reindoctrinate, transitive verb, -nated, -nating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to indoctrinate again. noun reindoctrination. </DL> <A NAME="reinduce"> reinduce, transitive verb, -duced, -ducing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to induce anew or again. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) to bring back; reintroduce. Ex. There was a design ... to reinduce Secular Priests into Monks' places (Thomas Fuller). </DL> <A NAME="reinfect"> reinfect, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to infect again. </DL> <A NAME="reinfecta"> re infecta,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) the matter being unfinished. </DL> <A NAME="reinfection"> reinfection, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> infection a second time or subsequently. </DL> <A NAME="reinflame"> reinflame, transitive verb, -flamed, -flaming.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inflame anew; rekindle; warm again. </DL> <A NAME="reinflate"> reinflate, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -flated, -flating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inflate again. </DL> <A NAME="reinflation"> reinflation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflation again or anew. </DL> <A NAME="reinforce"> reinforce, verb, -forced, -forcing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to strengthen with new force or materials. Ex. to reinforce a garment with an extra thickness of cloth, to reinforce a wall or a bridge, to reinforce an army or a fleet. <DD> 2a. to strengthen; make stronger or more effective. Ex. to reinforce an argument, a plea, or an effect. <DD> b. to add to; increase; supplement. Ex. to reinforce a stock or a supply. <DD> 3. (Psychology.) to encourage or strengthen (a response to a stimulus), usually by rewarding a correct response and withholding reward for an incorrect one. Ex. If they happen to be particularly upset by their son's stomach pains ... and tend to play down the other effects, they will "reward" or reinforce the specific symptoms whenever they occur (John E. Pfeiffer). <DD> a. to reward (a person or animal) for responding to a stimulus. Ex. We decided that this man who had been mute for 30 years had learned to be mute--or more technically had been reinforced (rewarded) by his environment for being mute (Irene Kassorla). <DD>v.i. (Psychology.) to encourage or strengthen a response or stimulus. Ex. With the red light on, push the manual feed switch to reward the bird every time it hits the switch. Continue to reinforce only as the bird pecks closer to the red light ... A pigeon can be trained in this way in as little as 15 minutes (Scientific American). <DD>noun 1. something that reinforces or strengthens. <DD> 2. the thicker metal at the rear part of a cannon to strengthen the barrel where the charge is exploded. Also, reinforce. noun reinforcer. </DL> <A NAME="reinforcedconcrete"> reinforced concrete,<DL COMPACT><DD> concrete with metal embedded in it to make the structure stronger; ferroconcrete. Ex. Reinforced concrete, or concrete in which steel rods are embedded, must be used for concrete structures like floors, arches, and tanks (Monroe M. Offner). </DL> <A NAME="reinforcedplastic"> reinforced plastic,<DL COMPACT><DD> plastic for construction strengthened with glass fibers and polyester resins, used in foundations, walls, roofs, boats, and tanks. Ex. Limited quantities of complete sports-car bodies have been made of reinforced plastics and many automobile components are now made of this material (F. H. Carmen). </DL> <A NAME="reinforcement"> reinforcement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of reinforcing or state of being reinforced. <DD> 2. the act of strengthening or increasing in any way, especially as in learning or behavior processes. <DD> 3. something that reinforces. expr. reinforcements, extra soldiers, warships, planes, etc.. Ex. Reinforcements were sent to the battlefield. <DD> Also, reenforcement. </DL> <A NAME="reinforcementtherapist"> reinforcement therapist,<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who practices reinforcement therapy. </DL> <A NAME="reinforcementtherapy"> reinforcement therapy,<DL COMPACT><DD> psychological therapy designed to restore normal behavior by rewarding a patient whenever he responds normally to a stimulus, especially a stimulus in commonplace circumstance; operant conditioning. The rewards are supposed to reinforce normal responses until they become permanent. </DL> <A NAME="reinform"> reinform, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inform again or in a new way. </DL> <A NAME="reinfuse"> reinfuse, transitive verb, -fused, -fusing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to infuse again or in a new way. </DL> <A NAME="reingest"> reingest, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to ingest again. </DL> <A NAME="reinhabit"> reinhabit, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inhabit again. </DL> <A NAME="reinject"> reinject, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inject again. </DL> <A NAME="reinless"> reinless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. without a rein or reins. Ex. reinless steeds, a reinless rider. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) unchecked; unrestrained. Ex. reinless fury. The reinless play of the imagination ... (John Ruskin). </DL> <A NAME="reins"> reins, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD> 1. the kidneys. <DD> 2. the lower part of the back. <DD> 3. the feelings. Ex. The righteous God trieth the hearts and reins (Psalms 7:9). </DL> <A NAME="reinscribe"> reinscribe, transitive verb, -scribed, -scribing.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in French law) to record or register a second time. Ex. In Louisiana, originally a French colony, the old French law requires a mortgage to be periodically reinscribed in order to preserve its priority. </DL> <A NAME="reinsert"> reinsert, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to insert again or in a new way. Ex. All these deletions must be reinserted (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="reinsertion"> reinsertion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of reinserting. <DD> 2. a second insertion. </DL> <A NAME="reinsman"> reinsman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who holds the reins; driver. Ex. a skillful reinsman. The colts are members of the Del Miller stable, but the Pennsylvania reinsman will not drive either in the Delaware classic (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="reinspect"> reinspect, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inspect again. Ex. We went to the Uffizi gallery, and reinspected the greater part of it (Hawthorne). </DL> <A NAME="reinspection"> reinspection, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of inspecting a second time. </DL> <A NAME="reinspire"> reinspire, transitive verb, -spired, -spiring.<DL COMPACT><DD> to inspire again or in a new way. </DL> <A NAME="reinstall"> reinstall, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to install over again. </DL> <A NAME="reinstallment"> reinstallment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of reinstalling. <DD> 2. an additional installment. </DL> <A NAME="reinstate"> reinstate, transitive verb, -stated, -stating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to put back in a former position or condition; establish again. Ex. to reinstate a member of the club. </DL> <A NAME="reinstatement"> reinstatement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of putting back in a former position or condition; establishing again. Ex. The reinstatement and restoration of corruptible things is the noblest work of natural philosophy (Francis Bacon). <DD> 2. (Psychoanalysis.) alleviation of anxiety by infantile ritualistic acts to please a supposed father or mother. </DL> <A NAME="reinstitute"> reinstitute, transitive verb, -tuted, -tuting.<DL COMPACT><DD> to institute again. </DL> <A NAME="reinstitution"> reinstitution, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of reinstituting or state of being reinstituted. Ex. There will never again be any reinstitution of slavery (Horace Bushnell). </DL> <A NAME="reinstruct"> reinstruct, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to instruct again or in turn. </DL> <A NAME="reinstruction"> reinstruction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the action of reinstructing. Ex. A course of reinstruction in the dry rudiments of knowledge (Pall Mall Gazette). </DL> <A NAME="reinsurance"> reinsurance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of reinsuring. <DD> 2. the amount covered by it. </DL> <A HREF="reinsure.dic">NEXT</A>