DictionaryRoot: re-
Latin
re-
back, again; restoration or reversal
Forms
- re-
- red- — An early Latin form used before vowels and h.
Origin
Its ancestry before Latin is uncertain.
Note
In some old compounds the prefix adds emphasis, while in others its separate contribution has become unclear.
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verb
reject
To refuse to accept, approve, or use something.
Etymology
The parts mean throwing back. Rejecting something figuratively sends it away instead of admitting it into use or acceptance.
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- correspond
- correspondence
- correspondent
- derelict
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- irreparable
- irresistible
- irrevocable
- react
- reaction
- reactionary
- reappear
- rearmament
- reassess
- reattach
- rebate
- rebel
- rebellion
- rebind
- recalcitrant
- recall
- recant
- recapitulate
- recapitulation
- recede
- receipt
- reception
- receptive
- receptor
- recessTemporary break
- recessSpace set back
- recession
- recitation
- recite
- reclaim
- reclamation
- recline
- recluse
- recognition
- recognize
- recoil
- recollectRemembering
- recollectGathering again
- recollection
- recommence
- recommend
- recommendation
- recompense
- reconcile
- reconciliation
- reconnoiter
- record
- recourse
- recreation
- recriminate
- recrimination
- recur
- recurrent
- recuse
- recycle
- redeemExchange for value
- redeemMake up for faults
- redeemFulfill a commitment
- redoubt
- reduceMaking smaller or less
- reduceChemical change
- reduceRestoring bone alignment
- reductionDecrease or simplification
- reductionRestoring bone alignment
- reductionChemical gain of electrons
- reductiveOversimplifying
- reductiveChemical reduction
- redundant
- refer
- referee
- reference
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- referent
- reflectSending back
- reflectCareful thought
- reflectionMirrored image
- reflectionCareful thought
- reflexMirror-viewing camera
- reflexAutomatic response
- reflexiveAutomatic response
- reflexiveReference back to the subject
- reflux
- reform
- reformation
- refract
- refraction
- refractory
- refrain
- refrigerant
- refrigerate
- refrigeration
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- refuseDecline
- refuseWaste material
- regenerate
- regeneration
- regenerative
- regress
- regressionStatistical modeling
- regressionReturn to an earlier state
- regurgitate
- regurgitation
- rehabilitate
- rehabilitation
- rehearse
- reiterate
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- reject
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- relapse
- relateConnection
- relateRecounting
- relationconnection
- relationrecounting events
- relativeGrammatical reference
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- relatively
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- relaxant
- relaxation
- release
- relegate
- relent
- relevant
- relic
- relief
- relieve
- relinquish
- relishPickled condiment
- relishKeen enjoyment
- reluctanceUnwillingness
- reluctanceOpposition to magnetic flux
- reluctant
- rely
- remain
- remainder
- remand
- remedy
- remember
- reminiscence
- reminiscent
- remiss
- remissionEasing of illness
- remissionRelease from an obligation
- remitSending payment
- remitRelief from an obligation
- remitAssigned responsibility
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- remorse
- remote
- remove
- remuneration
- renaissance
- rename
- renege
- renounce
- renovate
- renovation
- renunciation
- repair
- reparation
- repast
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- repel
- repellent
- repent
- repentance
- repercussion
- repetition
- replete
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- replica
- replicate
- replication
- reply
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- reportExplosive sound
- reporter
- repose
- repository
- reprehensible
- representActing on behalf
- representPresenting as true
- representationActing on behalf of others
- representationFormal assertion
- representative
- repress
- repression
- repressive
- reprimand
- reprisal
- reprise
- reprobateMoral corruption
- reprobateStrong disapproval
- reproof
- reprove
- repugnance
- repugnant
- repulse
- repulsion
- repulsive
- reputation
- repute
- request
- requiem
- require
- requisite
- requisition
- requite
- rescind
- rescission
- resectionSurveying position
- resectionSurgical removal
- resell
- resent
- resentment
- reservationAdvance arrangement
- reservationDoubt or qualification
- reserveKeeping for future use
- reserveRestraint in expression
- reservist
- reservoir
- reside
- residence
- resignLeaving a position
- resignAccepting the unavoidable
- resignation
- resilience
- resiliency
- resilient
- resist
- resistance
- resistant
- resolute
- resolveSettling a problem
- resolveSeparating into parts
- resolveChanging form
- resonanceReinforced vibration
- resonanceDelocalized bonding
- resonant
- resound
- resource
- respectAdmiration
- respectParticular aspect
- respective
- respirationCellular energy release
- respirationBreathing
- respite
- resplendent
- respond
- respondent
- response
- responsibleHaving a duty
- responsibleCausing something
- responsive
- restitution
- restrain
- restrict
- restriction
- restrictive
- result
- resume
- resumption
- resurrection
- resuscitate
- resuscitation
- retainKeep
- retainHire professional services
- retaliate
- retaliation
- retardOffensive insult
- retardSlowing progress
- retardation
- retention
- retentive
- reticence
- reticent
- retortSharp reply
- retortHeating vessel
- retract
- retraction
- retreat
- retrench
- retribution
- retrieve
- returnComing back
- returnTax filing
- returnYield
- reunification
- reunite
- reveal
- reveille
- revel
- revelation
- revenue
- reverberate
- reverberation
- revere
- reverence
- reverend
- reverent
- reverse
- reversion
- revertReturn to an earlier state
- revertReply
- review
- reviseCorrecting or updating
- reviseStudying again
- revision
- revisit
- revive
- revocable
- revocation
- revokeOfficial cancellation
- revokeFailure to follow suit
- revoltRebellion
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