Repeal

re-pet', v.t. to revoke by authority as a — law to abrogate n. a revoking or annulling.— n. Repeal'er, one who repeals: one who seeks for a repeal, [Fr. rappcler—rc-, back, and appelcr— L. appello, to call. See Appeal. Repealable, re-pet'a-bl, adj, that maybe repealed. Repeat, re-pet', to do again to speak again, to iterate to quote from memory to rehearse. —r to strike the hours, as a watch to recur. — n. {runs a mark directing a part to be repeated. Fr. repeter— L, repcto, repetitus—re-, again, and fete, to attack, seek Repeatedly, re-pet'ed-h, ndv many times repeated again and again frequently. Repeater, re-pet'er, «. one who or that which repeats: a decimal m which the same figure or figures are continually repeated a watch that strikes again the previous hour at the touch of a spring Repel, re-pel', r to drive back to repulse to clieik the advance of —7' to act with opposing force >ued to check or drive inwards /?./. repcll'ing, pa.t. and Pap. repelled'. n. — Repell'er. [L repelle re-, off, back, and pello, to drive.) Repellent, re-pel'ent, adj driving back able or tending to repel.— n tlial which repels. Repent, re-pent', to regret or sorrow for what one has done or left undone to change from pa evil.i/nol to fed such sorrow for sin as produces newne of life. v.t. to remember with sorrow [Fi. repentir— re-, and O Fr. pentir— L. Ptrnittre, to cause to repent, fioiu panic, puma, to punish..See Punish.) Repentance, re-pent'ans, u. sorrow for what has been done or left undone contrition for sin, producing newne of