Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-IM-BURS'A-BLE, a.

That may be repaid. A loan has been made of two millions of dollars, reimbursable in ten years. – Hamilton.

RE-IM-BURSE, v.t. [reimburs'; Fr. rembourser; re and embourser; en, in, and bourse, a purse; It. rimborsare; Sp. re-embolsar.]

To refund; to replace in a treasury or in a private coffer, an equivalent to the sum taken from it, lost or expended; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war or a canal. The word is used before the person expending, or the treasury from which the advances are made, or before the expenses. We say, to reimburse the individual, to reimburse the treasury, or to reimburse the expenses. To reimburse the person, is to repay to him his losses, expenses or advances; to reimburse the treasury, is to refund to it the sum drawn from it; to reimburse losses or expenses, is to repay them or make them good.

RE-IM-BURS'ED, pp.

Repaid; refunded; made good, as loss or expense.

RE-IM-BURSE-MENT, n. [reimburs'ment.]

The act of repaying or refunding; repayment; as, the reimbursement of principal and interest. – Hamilton.

RE-IM-BURS'ER, n.

One who repays or refunds what has been lost or expensed.

RE-IM-BURS'ING, ppr.

Repaying; refunding; making good, as loss or expense.

RE-IM-PLANT, v.t. [re and implant.]

To implant again. – Taylor.

RE-IM-PLANT'ED, pp.

Implanted anew.

RE-IM-PLANT'ING, ppr.

Implanting again.

RE-IM-POR-TUNE, v.t. [re and importune.]

To importune again.

RE-IM-POR-TUN-ED, pp.

Importuned again.

RE-IM-POR-TUN-ING, ppr.

Importuning again.

RE-IM-PREG'NATE, v.t. [re and impregnate.]

To impregnate again. – Brown.

RE-IM-PREG'NA-TED, pp.

Impregnated again.

RE-IM-PREG'NA-TING, ppr.

Impregnating again.

RE-IM-PRESS', v.t. [re and impress.]

To impress anew. – Buckminster.

RE-IM-PRESS'ED, pp.

Impressed again.

RE-IM-PRESS'ING, ppr.

Impressing again.

RE-IM-PRES'SION, n.

A second or repeated impression.

RE-IM-PRINT', v.t. [re and imprint.]

To imprint again.

RE-IM-PRINT'ED, pp.

Imprinted again.

RE-IM-PRINT'ING, ppr.

Imprinting anew.

RE-IM-PRIS'ON, v.t. [See Prison.]

To imprison a second time, or for the same cause, or after release from imprisonment. – Kent.

RE-IM-PRIS'ON-ED, pp.

Imprisoned a second time for the same cause.

RE-IM-PRIS'ON-ING, ppr.

Imprisoning again for the same cause.