Ellen G. White Writings

3361 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RECISION.1 (Noah Webster)

RECISION, n. s as z. [L. recisio, from recido, to cut off; re and caedo.]

3362 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RECLOSE.1 (Noah Webster)

RECLOSE, v.t. s as z. [re and close.] To close or shut again.

3363 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RECLUSION.1 (Noah Webster)

RECLUSION, n. s as z. A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.

3364 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RECOMPOSE.1 (Noah Webster)

RECOMPOSE, v.t. s as z. [re and compose.]

3365 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RECUSANT.1 (Noah Webster)

RECUSANT, a. s as z. [L. recusans, recuso, to refuse; re and the root of causa, signifying to drive. The primary sense is to repel or drive back.]

3366 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RECUSE.1 (Noah Webster)

RECUSE, v.t. s as z. [L. recuso.] To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [The practice and the word are obsolete.]

3367 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REDEMISE.1 (Noah Webster)

REDEMISE, v.t. s as z. [re and demise.] To convey or transfer back, as an estate in fee simple, fee tail, for life or a term of years.

3368 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REDISPOSE.1 (Noah Webster)

REDISPOSE, v.t. s as z. [re and dispose.] To dispose or adjust again.

3369 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REFUSABLE.1 (Noah Webster)

REFUSABLE, a. s as z. [from refuse.] That may be refused.

3370 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REFUSAL.1 (Noah Webster)

REFUSAL, n. s as z.

3371 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REFUSE.1 (Noah Webster)

REFUSE, v.t. s as z. [L. recuso; re and the root of causor, to accuse; causa, cause. The primary sense of causor is to drive, to throw or thrust at, and recuso is to drive back, to repel or repulse, the sense of refuse.]