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ing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.

To bring together again; to compose or form anew. Spenser.

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.

r form anew. On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of reënforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army. Marshall.

A forming anew; a new creation or formation.

Creating anew; as, re-creative power.

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:

To ferment, or cause to ferment, again. Blackmore.

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.

The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.

To let anew, as a hous.

To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.

To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.

The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts previously stated.

To reiterate many times. [R.] "My re-reiterated wish." Tennyson.

To resolve again. Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.

To search again; to examine anew.

To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.

To sound again or anew.

To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.