repeople

t. [Pref. re-, and Eng. people, v. (q. v.)] To people again or anew; to restock with inhabitants. rë-për-çěp-tion, subst . [Pref. re- , and English perception (q. v.).] The act of perceiving again; a repeated or renewed perception of the same object. rë-për-cŭ ', *re-per-cu e, v . t . [Latin reper cu us , pa. par. of repercutio , from re -back, again, and percutio =to shake thoroughly [PERCUSS]; Fr. réper cuter ; Sp. & Port. repercutir .] To beat, drive, or strike back. "With the repercu ion of the air, Shook the great eagle sitting in his chair." Drayton Man in the Moon. 2. Music : A frequent repetition of the same sound. rë-për-cŭs-sive, a. & 8. [Fr. répercu if.] A. As adjective: 1. Driving back; having the power or quality of driving back or causing a rebound or reverberation. "What vigorous arm, what repercu ive blow, Bandies the mighty globe still to and fro?" Black more: Creation, bk. ii. *2. Repellent. "An her be this is which hath a vertue repercu ive and refrigerative." -P. Holland : Pliny , bk. xxvi., ch. xiii. 3. Driven back; reverberated. "Amid Caernarvon's mountains rages loud The repercu ive roar." Thomson: Summer, 1,162. B. As substantive: Med.: A repellent. "Apply a strong repercu ive to the place affected." Bacon : Nat . Hist ., § 66. *re-per-ti-tious, a. [Lat. repertus , pa. par. of reperio to find out: re-back, again, and pario , paro to produce.] Found; gained by finding.