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To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon a person.

Refuse matter. [Obs.] Filled with any rubbish, rammel and broken stones. Holland.

The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which the must has been expressed in wine making.

Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game. [Colloq.]

To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.

To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits. Glanvill.

A person who refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the pope. Brande & C.

To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.

To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject. Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. Hog. iv. 6.

Remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.

ory, called reminiscence, which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered. South. I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw you. Sir W. Scott.

To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne.

To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

perse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products. Coxe.

[Obs.] If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this charge. A

Refuse; dregs. [R.]

Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] "Reverberated into glass." Sir T. Browne.

Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected. -- Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly, adv.