Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-MIT'TER, n.

1. One who remits, or makes remittance for payment.
2. In law, the restitution of a more ancient and certain right to a person who has right to lands, but is out of possession and hath afterward the freehold cast upon him by some subsequent defective title, by virtue of which he enters. – Blackstone.
3. One that pardons.

RE-MIT'TING, ppr.

Relaxing; forgiving; sending back; transmitting in payment.

REM'NANT, a.

Remaining; yet left. And quiet dedicate her remnant life / To the just duties of a humble wife. [Little used.] – Prior.

REM'NANT, n. [contracted from remanent. See R.]

1. Residue; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part. The remnant that are left of the captivity. – Neh. i.
2. That which remains after a part is done, performed, told or passed. The remnant of my tale is of a length / To tire your patience. – Dryden. Where I may think the remnant of my thoughts. – Shak.

RE-MOD'EL, v.t. [re and model.]

To model or fashion anew.

RE-MOD'EL-ED, pp.

Modeled anew.

RE-MOD'EL-ING, ppr.

Modeling again.

RE-MOLD, v.t. [re and mold.]

To mold or shape anew.

RE-MOLD'ED, pp.

Molded again. – J. Barlow.

RE-MOLD-ING, ppr.

Molding anew.

RE-MOL'LIENT, a. [Fr.]

Mollifying; softening.

RE-MOLT-EN, a. [or pp. re and molten, from melt.]

Melted again. – Bacon.

RE-MON'STRANCE, n. [Fr. remontrance. See Remonstrate.]

1. Show; discovery. [Not in use.] – Shak.
2. Expostulation; strong representation of reasons against a measure, either public or private, and when addressed to a public body, a prince or magistrate, it may be accompanied with a petition or supplication for the removal or prevention of some evil or inconvenience. A party aggrieved presents a remonstrance to the legislature.
3. Pressing suggestions in opposition to a measure or act; as, the remonstrances of conscience or of justice. – Rogers.
4. Expostulary counsel or advice; reproof. – Encyc.

RE-MON'STRANT, a.

Expostulatory; urging strong reasons against an act.

RE-MON'STRANT, n.

One who remonstrates. The appellation of remonstrants is given to the Armenians who remonstrated against the decisions of the Synod of Dort, in 1618. – Encyc.

RE-MON'STRATE, v.i. [L. remonstro; re and monstro, to show; Fr. remontrer. See Muster.]

1. To exhibit or present strong reasons against an act, measure or any course of proceedings; to expostulate. Men remonstrate by verbal argument, or by a written exposition of reasons.
2. To suggest urgent reasons in opposition to a measure. Conscience remonstrates against a profligate life.

RE-MON'STRATE, v.t.

To show by a strong representation of reasons.

RE-MON'STRA-TED, pp.

Opposed by urging strong reasons against a measure.

RE-MON'STRA-TING, ppr.

Urging strong reasons against a measure.

RE-MON-STRA'TION, n.

The act of remonstrating. [Rarely used.]

RE-MON'STRA-TOR, n.

One who remonstrates.

REM'O-RA, n. [L. from re and moror, to delay.]

1. Delay; obstacle; hinderance. [Not in use.]
2. The sucking fish, a species of Echeneis, which is said to attach itself to the bottom or side of a ship and retard its motion.

REM'O-RATE, v.t. [L. remoror.]

To hinder; to delay. [Not in use.]

RE-MORD', v.i.

To feel remorse. [Not in use.] – Elyot.

RE-MORD', v.t. [L. remordeo; re and mordeo, to gnaw.]

To rebuke; to excite to remorse. [Not in use.] – Skelton.