renunciation, renuntiation

[Fr. ren on cia tion, from Lat. renuntiationem, acc us. of renuntiatio =a renouncing, from renuntiatus, pa. par. of renuntio =to renounce (q.v.); Sp. renun ciacion; Ital. renunziazione.] 1. Ord . Lang .: The act of renouncing, disclaiming, disowning, or abjuring. "A solemn renunciation of idolatry and false worship." -Water land : Works , ii. 190. 2. Law : The act of renouncing a title; applied especially to the act of an executor, who, having been nominated in a will, and having the option of acting as such or not, declines to act, and in order to avoid any liability expre ly renounces the office. rě-nun-çi-a-tōr-ỹ, a . [Eng. renunciat( ion ); -ory.] Containing a renunciation. IMG:content-0453.png:[blocks in formation] *rěn-verse', v . t. [Fr. renverser, from re- =back; re-pack, v . t . [Prefix re- , and English pack , v. en in, and Lat. verso =to turn.] 1. To turn upside down; to reverse. "Whose shield he bears renverst." 2. Το overthrow; to upset. "My hopes Spenser: F. Q., I. iv. 41. again renverst." Stirling: Aurora , st. 77. rěn-verse', adj . [Fr. renversé , pa. par. of renverser.] [RENVERSE, v .] Her.: Inverted, reversed, set upside down; set with the head downward, or contrary to the natural position; as, a chevron renverse . *rěn-verse-ment, s . [Fr.] [RENVERSE, v.] The act of upsetting or reversing; reversal. ""Tis a total renversement of the order of nature." Stukeley: Palæologia Sacra, p. 60. *ren-voy', v . t. [Fr. renvoyer, from re-=back, and envoyer =to send.] To send back. "Not dismi ing or renvoy ing her." - Bacon : Henry VII . *ren-voy, s. [RENVOY, v.] The act of sending back or dismi ing. "The sudden renvoy of her majesty's servants." Howell : Letters , bk. i., let. 3. re-ob-tāin', *re-ob-taine, v. t. [Pref. re-, and Eng. obtain (q. v.).] To obtain or get again. "I came to reobtaine my dignitie." Mirror for Magistrates, p. 752. re-ob-tain-a-ble, adj. [Pref. re-, and English obtainable (q. v.).] That may or can be obtained or got a second time. re-oc-cu-pỹ, v. t. [Pref. re-, and Eng. occupy (q. v.).] To occupy again or anew. rē-om-ě-těr, s. [RHEOMETER.] (q. v.)] To pack again or a second time. "To repack them with an additional quantity of salt." -Smith: Wealth of Nations , bk. iv., ch. v. rë-păck-er, s. [English repack; -er.] One who epacks. re-pāid', pret . & pa . par . of v . [REPAY.] re-paint, v . t . [Prefix re- , and English paint , v. (q. v.).] To paint again or anew. rě-päir' (1), *re-paire (1), v . t . [French réparer , from Lat. reparo =to get again to repair: re=again, and paro =to get, to prepare; Sp. & Port. reparar; Ital. riparare .] 1. To execute repairs on; to restore to a good, whole, or sound state after injury, dilapidation, or decay; to mend, to renovate. "To repair the house of the Lord."-2 Chron . xxiv. 12. 2. To make amends for; to compensate, to requite; as, to repair a lo or damage. *3. To restore to the original state by replacing what has been lost; to recruit. 4. To recover or get into position again for offense, as a weapon. ( Spenser.)