Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-COM-FORT-ING, ppr.

Comforting again.

RE-COM-FORT-LESS, a.

Without comfort. [Not used.] – Spenser.

RE-COM-MENCE, v.t. [recommens'; re and commence.]

To commence again; to begin anew.

RE-COM-MEN'CED, pp.

Commenced anew.

RE-COM-MEN'CING, ppr.

Beginning again.

REC-OM-MEND', v.t. [re and commend; Fr. recommander.]

1. To praise to another; to offer or commend to another's notice, confidence or kindness by favorable representations. Mæcenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus. – Dryden. [In this sense, commend, though less common, is the preferable word.]
2. To make acceptable. A decent boldness ever meets with friends, / Succeeds, and e'en a stranger recommends. – Pope.
3. To commit with prayer. Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren to the grace of God. – Acts xv. [Commend here is much to be preferred.]

REC-OM-MEND'A-BLE, a.

That may be recommended; worthy of recommendation or praise. – Glanville.

REC-OM-MEND'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being recommendable.

REC-OM-MEND'A-BLY, adv.

So as to deserve recommendation.

REC-OM-MEND-A'TION, n.

1. The act of recommending or of commending; the act of representing in a favorable manner for the purpose of procuring the notice, confidence or civilities of another. We introduce a friend to a stranger by a recommendation of his virtues or accomplishments.
2. That which procures a kind or favorable reception. The best recommendation of a man to favor is politeness. Misfortune is a recommendation to our pity.

REC-OM-MEND'A-TO-RY, a.

That commends to another; that recommends. – Madison. Swift.

REC-OM-MEND'ED, pp.

Praised; commended to another.

REC-OM-MEND'ER, n.

One who commends.

REC-OM-MEND'ING, ppr.

Praising to another; commending.

RE-COM-MIS'SION, v.t. [re and commission.]

To commission again. Officers whose time of service had expired, were to be recommissioned. – Marshall.

RE-COM-MIS'SION-ED, pp.

Commissioned again.

RE-COM-MIS'SION-ING, ppr.

Commissioning again.

RE-COM-MIT', v.t. [re and commit.]

1. To commit again; as, to recommit persons to prison. – Clarendon.
2. To refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee.

RE-COM-MIT'MENT, n.

A second or renewed commitment; renewed reference to a committee.

RE-COM-MIT'TED, pp.

Committed anew; referred again.

RE-COM-MIT'TING, ppr.

Committing again; referring again to a committee.

RE-COM-MU'NI-CATE, v.i. [re and communicate.]

To communicate again.

RE-COM-PACT', v.t. [re and compact.]

To join anew. Repair / And recompact my scatter'd body. – Donne.

RE-COM-PACT'ED, pp.

Joined anew.

RE-COM-PACT'ING, ppr.

Joining anew.