re : Idioms & Phrases

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Pro re nata

  • adverb according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions)
    as required; PRN; as needed.
    • add water as needed
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  • L. (Law), for the existing occasion; as matters are.
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re coverance

Re cov"er*ance noun
Definitions
  1. Recovery. Obs.
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re proval

Re prov"al noun
Definitions
  1. Reproof. Sir P. Sidney.
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re sign

Re sign" noun
Definitions
  1. Resignation. Obs. Beau & Fl.
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re-

Re-
Etymology
L. re-, older form (retained before vowels) red-: cf. F. re-, ré-.
Definitions
  1. A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.
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re-address

  • verb put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding
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re-afforest

  • verb reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.
    • re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting
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re-afforestation

  • noun the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
    reforestation.
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re-ally

Re"-al*ly" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + ally, v. t.
Definitions
  1. To bring together again; to compose or form anew. Spenser.
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re-argue

  • verb argue again
    • This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign
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re-arm

  • verb arm anew
    rearm.
    • After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm
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re-assume

  • verb take on again, as after a time lapse
    • He re-assumed his old behavior
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re-collect

Re`-col*lect" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + collect.
Definitions
  1. To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops.
    God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our scattered dust. Barrow.
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re-create

  • verb create anew
    re-create.
    • Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale
  • verb make a replica of
    re-create; copy.
    • copy that drawing
    • re-create a picture by Rembrandt
  • verb form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
    re-create.
    • His mind re-creates the entire world
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Re`-cre*ate" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + create.
Definitions
  1. To create or form anew.
    On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of reënforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army. Marshall.
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re-created

  • verb create anew
    re-create.
    • Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale
  • verb make a replica of
    re-create; copy.
    • copy that drawing
    • re-create a picture by Rembrandt
  • verb form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
    re-create.
    • His mind re-creates the entire world
  • adjective created anew
    • this re-created literalness
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re-creation

  • noun the act of creating again
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re-creative

Re`-cre*a"tive adjective
Definitions
  1. Creating anew; as, re-creative power.
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re-demption

Re-demp"tion noun
Etymology
F. rédemption, L. redemptio. See Redeem, and cf. Ransom.
Definitions
  1. The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo. Specifically: (a) (Law) The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also, the right of redeeming and reëntering upon an estate mortgaged. See Equity of redemption, under Equity. (b) (Com.) Performance of the obligation stated in a note, bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment to the holder. (c) (Theol.) The procuring of God's favor by the sufferings and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law.
    In whom we have redemption through his blood. Eph. i. 7.
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re-echo

  • noun the echo of an echo
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re-emerge

  • verb appear again
    reappear.
    • The sores reappeared on her body
    • Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago
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re-emphasise

  • verb emphasize anew
    re-emphasise.
    • The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity
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re-emphasize

  • verb emphasize anew
    re-emphasise.
    • The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity
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re-enter

  • verb enter again
    • You cannot re-enter the country with this visa
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re-entrant

  • adjective (of angles) pointing inward
    reentrant.
    • a polygon with re-entrant angles
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re-equip

  • verb re-equip a factory or plant
    rejig.
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re-establishment

  • noun restoration to a previous state
    • regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance
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re-examine

  • verb question after cross-examination by opposing counsel
    • re-examine one's witness
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re-experiencing

  • noun a recurrence of a prior experience
    reliving.
    • the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic
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re-explain

  • verb interpret from a different viewpoint
    reinterpret.
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re-explore

  • verb explore anew
    • We need to re-explore Colonialism
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re-form

Re-form" transitive verb & intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Re-formed present participle & verbal noun Re-forming
Definitions
  1. To give a new form to; to form anew; to take form again, or to take a new form; as, to re-form the line after a charge.
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re-formation

  • noun forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
    regeneration.
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Re`-for*ma"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.
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re-formed

  • adjective satellite formed again or anew
    • the re-formed scout troop has been very active
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re-incorporate

  • verb incorporate again or anew
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re-introduce

  • verb introduce anew
    reintroduce.
    • We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself
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re-introduction

  • noun a proposal of something previously rejected
    • they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology
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re-let

Re-let" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To let anew, as a hous.
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re-mark

Re-mark" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + mark.
Definitions
  1. To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.
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re-present

Re`-pre*sent" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.
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re-presentation

Re-pres`en*ta"tion noun
Etymology
See Re-present.
Definitions
  1. The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated.
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re-reiterate

Re`-re*it"er*ate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To reiterate many times. R. "My re-reiterated wish." Tennyson.
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re-resolve

Re`-re*solve" transitive verb & intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To resolve again.
    Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.
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Re-search" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + search.
Definitions
  1. To search again; to examine anew.
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re-sentencing

  • noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
    commutation.
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re-sign

Re-sign" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + sign.
Definitions
  1. To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
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re-sound

Re-sound" transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + sound.
Definitions
  1. To sound again or anew.
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re-start

  • verb start an engine again, for example
    restart.
  • verb take up or begin anew
    restart; resume.
    • We resumed the negotiations
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re-store

Re-store" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + store.
Definitions
  1. To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.
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re-turn

Re-turn" transitive verb & intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To turn again.
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re-uptake

  • noun a process of using up or consuming again
    reuptake.
    • psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters
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res adjudicata

  • noun a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
    res adjudicata.
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res gestae

  • noun rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule
  • noun things done
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res ipsa loquitur

  • noun a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
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res judicata

  • noun a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
    res adjudicata.
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res publica

  • noun a politically organized body of people under a single government
    commonwealth; land; country; nation; state; body politic.
    • the state has elected a new president
    • African nations
    • students who had come to the nation's capitol
    • the country's largest manufacturer
    • an industrialized land
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right of re-entry

  • noun the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)
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