Homographs in English Defined - ipedians.com

Homographs:

Simply put, homophones are two words that are spelt

differently but are pronounced exactly the same. It should

also be noted that they do not

have the same meaning.*

* not included in this list are words which are spelt differently, pronounced

the same and have the same meaning because of the sometime difference in spelling between American and British English i.e. tire/tyre, theater/theatre,

color/colour

Simply put, homophones are

two words that are spelt differently but are pronounced

exactly the same. It should also be noted that they do not


* not included in this list are words which are spelt differently,

pronounced the same and have the same meaning because of the

sometime difference in spelling between American and British English

i.e. tire/tyre, theater/theatre, color/colour

the color code of the following parts

of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

A homograph, also known as a heteronyms, is a word of

the same written form as another but not necessarily pronounced the same*. The

Homographs in

English Defined

and Explained

Carrala Ficklin McClain

Carrala Ficklin-McClain

Homographs, also known as heteronyms, are words which

are written the same but which are not necessarily

pronounced the same*. The

definition and, at times, the parts of speech are also

different.

* the following words are those homographs which are spelt the same but

pronounced differently

Simply put, homophones are two words that are spelt

differently but are pronounced exactly the same. It should

also be noted that they do not


* not included in this list are words which are spelt differently, pronounced

the same and have the same meaning because of the sometime difference in spelling between American and British English i.e. tire/tyre, theater/theatre,

color/colour

Simply put, homophones are

two words that are spelt differently but are pronounced

exactly the same. It should also be noted that they do not


* not included in this list are words which are spelt differently,

pronounced the same and have the same meaning because of the

sometime difference in spelling between American and British English

i.e. tire/tyre, theater/theatre, color/colour

the color code of the following parts

of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

A homograph, also known as a heteronyms, is a word of

the same written form as another but not necessarily pronounced the same*. The

the color code of the following parts of speech:

verb

noun

adjective

adverb

the color code of the following parts of speech:

(continued)

preposition

interjection

articles

the color code of the following parts of

speech:

prefix

suffix

contraction

color code of type of word:

informal

slang

inappropriate

pronunciation guide

long a = ã

short a1 = a

short a2 = ä

long e = i or ee

pronunciation guide (continued)

short e = e

long i = aI

short i = I

long o = õ

pronunciation guide

(continued)

short o = o

long oo= oo

short oo= u or U

short u= U or u

pronunciation guide (continued)

long u = oo

short u = u

short o (ow/ou) = aʊ

short o (oi/ oy) = oI

pronunciation guide

(continued)

‘th’ as in ‘this’ = Ɵ

‘th’ as in ‘ to mouth’ = ð

ng = ŋ

the schwa = ə

color-coded homograph (phonetic pronunciation of homograph)

part of speech/ homograph/ phonetic pronunciation/ definition and synonyms

pension

( pen´ shən / pen´ shən / pän´ syôn)

verb/ pension/ pen´ shən/ to pay a pension, alimony, child support or an allowance/

to give unemployment or workmen’s compensation/ to give an handout to/ to grant money in the form of a fellowship,

scholarship, grant or stipend

pension


noun/ pension/ pen´ shən/ annuity/ fixed

income, other than a wage, given as a result of retirement, injury or merit/

disability, retirement, veteran, old age, survivor’s benefits or income/ grant/ fellowship/ scholarship/ allowance/

pittance/ support/ help/ welfare/ public

assistance/ dole/ workmen or unemployment compensation

pension


noun/ pension/ pen´ shən/ pän´ syôn/ (in France and other countries in continental Europe) room and board/ boarding house/

small hotel/ inn/ guest house/ B and B/ bed and breakfast/ lodging

perfect

( pər fekt´ / pûr´ fikt / pûr´ fikt )

verb/ to perfect/ pər fekt´/ to carry to completion/ to realize/ to bring to an end/ to achieve/ to accomplish/ to consummate/ to get through/ to conclude/ to clinch/ to

develop/ to round out/ to mature/

perfect


verb/ to perfect/ pər fekt´/ to fix/ to touch up/ to correct/ to amend/ to make or set right/ to retouch/ to better/ to right/ to make faultless/ to cleanse/ to purge/ to

polish/ to brighten/ to cultivate/ to teach/ to educate/ to drill/ to exercise/ to

cultivate/ to accustom/ to habituate

perfect


noun/ perfect/ pûr´ fIkt/ (grammar) perfect

tenses

perfect


adjective /perfect/ pûr´ fIkt/ ideal/

paramount/ excellent/ capital/ superb/ utmost/

peerless/ top/ highest/ laudable/ complete/ whole/ total/ sweeping/ faultless/ immaculate/

clean/ unblemished/ unsullied/ unmingled/

unaltered/ unqualified/ unreserved/ unrestricted/ unimpeded/ out and out/

undisputed/ fundamental/ real/ genuine/ appropriate/ just right/ suitable/ made-to-

order/ made-to-measure/ accurate/ letter-perfect/ right on/ on the mark/ accomplished/ experienced/ polished/ disciplined/ qualified/

gifted/ talent/ well-endowed

perfume

( pər fyoom´ / pûr´ fyoom or pər fyoom´)

verb/ to perfume/ pər fyoom´/ to scent/ to impregnate with a sweet odor/ to put

incense/ to put on cologne, fragrance or perfume/ to aromatize

perfume

( pər fyoom´ / pûr´ fyoom or pər fyoom´)

noun/ perfume/ pûr´ fyoom or pər fyoom´/ colgne/ toilet water/ pleasing or pleasant odor/ fragrance/ substance producing a pleasing odor/ scent/ bouquet/ incense

permit (pər mít / pər mit´ or pûr´ mit)

verb/ to permit/ pər mít/ to allow / to

grant or give permission/ to let/ to empower/ to give carte blanche/ to give

one his head or the green light/ to afford opportunity for or admit of/ to submit to/ to assent, consent or agree to/ to put up with/ to stand/ to suffer/ to support/ to

endure

permit (pər mít / pər mit´ or pûr´ mit)

noun/ permit/ pər mit´ or pûr´ mit/ an official certificate of permission/ license/

a decree granting permission to do something

pervert

( pər vûrt´ / pûr´ vərt)

verb/ to pervert/ to divert/ turn aside/ to

wrench/ to wring/ to seduce/ to subvert/ to

allure/ to trap/ to snare/ to ensnare/ to mislead/ to misadvise/ to misdirect/ to

beguile/ to trick/ to exploit/ to misemploy/ to misuse/ to misappropriate/ to misquote/

to mistranslate/ to falsify/ to butcher/ to exaggerate/ to gloss over/ to whitewash/ to fudge/ to embellish/ to garnish/ to impair/ to debase/ to pollute/ to befoul/ to soil/ to

desecrate/ to deflower/ to abuse/ to violate

pervert

( pər vûrt´ / pûr´ vərt)

noun/ pervert/ pûr´ vərt/ dissenter/ lost soul/ non-believer/ traitor/ turn coat/ turn

tail/ (sexual relations) degenerate/ psychopath/ sodomist/ bugger / deviate/

degenerate

polish ( pál ish / pál ish / pó lish)

verb/ to polish/ pál ish/ to buff/ to make smooth or glossy / to luster/ to wax/ to glaze/ glisten/ to shimmer/ to

beam/ to radiate/ to finish/ to cultivate/ to perfect/ to work out the

kinks/ to refine


noun/ polish/ pál ish/ abrasive/ emery/

wax/ lemon oil/ rubbing compound/ rubbing down/ waxing/ burnishing/

smoothing/ grinding/ pumicing/ cleansing/ shining/ glazing/ gloss/ luster/ glistening/ glow/ brightness/ radiating/ smoothness/

glaze/ sparkling/ luster/ shimmer

polish ( pal´ ish / pal´ ish / pó lish / pó lish )

noun/ polish/ pál ish/ expertness/

realization/ masterfulness/ perfection/ accomplishment/ consummation/ crowning/ proficiency/ excellence/

cultivation/ urbaneness/ sophistication/ urbanity/ suaveness/ savoir-faire/ savoir-

vivre/ elegance/ wide experience


noun/ Polish/ pó lish/ a person from Poland

polish (pál ish / pó lish)

adjective/ Polish/ pó lish/ pertaining to Poland, its inhabitants and language/ a type of sausage

pontificate

( pon tIf´ I kãt / pon tIf´ I kIt)

verb/ to pontificate/ pon tIf´ I kãt/ to perform the duties of a pontiff/ to speak or orate in a dogmatic manner/ to pronounce/ to dogmatize/ to talk in a pompous manner/

to sermonize

pontificate

( pon tIf´ I kãt / pon tIf´ I kIt)

noun/ pontificate/ pon tIf´ I kIt/ office of a pontiff/ papacy/shoe of the fisherman/

episcopate/ bishopric/ diocese/ see

prayer

( prâr / prã´ ər )

noun/ prayer/ prâr/ the act of praying or petitioning to God or any deity/ humble entreaty addressed to a deity/ spiritual

communion with a deity/ sequence of words

used for praying/ earnest request, solicitation, supplication or invocation/ a

chance which is considered hopeless, beyond hope or lost (to not have a prayer)

prayer


noun/ prayer/ prâr/ in a bill of equity or petition that set forth the request,

complaint or action desired/ that part of the bill in which the request is made

prayer


noun/ prayer/ prã´ ər/ one who prays

precipitate

( prI sIp´ I tãt / prI sIp´ I tIt / prI sIp´ I tIt )

verb/ to precipitate/ prI sIp´ I tãt/ to stimulate/ to animate/ to push forward/ to advance/ to accelerate/ to press/ to drive,

urge or egg on/ to whip/ to provoke/ to

expedite/ to impel/ to prompt/ to boost/ to fling/ to hurl headlong/ to chuck/ to discharge/ to let fly/ to send forth/

precipitate


verb/ to precipitate/ prI sIp´ I tãt/ (weather/ meteorology) to condense and fall as in to snow/ to rain/ to hail/ to sleet/ to pour/ to

drizzle/ to mist

precipitate


noun/ precipitate/ prI sIp´ I tIt/ precipitation/ the act or state of being precipitated/ (meteorology) rain, snow,

sleet/ downpour/ deluge/ blizzard/ storm/ cloudburst

precipitate


adjective/ precipitate/ prI sIp´ I tIt/breakneck/ volatile/ erratic/ quixotic

acting or doing impetuously/ unduly/ rash/ overhasty/ reckless/ thoughtless/ head over heel/ rapid/ meteoric/ abrupt/ at the spur of

the moment/ without warning/ instantaneous/ devil-may-care/ defying/

perilous

predicate

( pred´ I kãt / pred´ I kIt / pred´ I kIt )

verb/ to predicate/ pred´ I kãt/ to proclaim/ to declare/ to set forth/ to profess/ to allege/

to propose/ to set down/ to express/ to certify/ to attest/ to intimate/ to imply/ to

connote/ to base on/ to found/ to derive from

predicate


noun/ predicate/ pred´ I kIt/ (logic) that which is affirmed or denied concerning the

subject of a proposition/ (grammar) the word or words which make a statement

about the subject of a sentence, as in a linking verb and its complement (It is I)

predicate


adjective/ predicate/ pred´ I kIt/ (grammar) belonging to, having the nature of, or

involved in a predicate (predicate noun)

prefix

( pri´ fIks or pri fIks´/ pri´ fIks )

verb/ to prefix/ pri´ fIks or pri fIks´/ to place, put or fix at the beginning of /

introduce/ prelude

prefix


noun/ prefix/ pri´ fIks/ (Grammar) affix/ group of words or syllable placed at the beginning of word to modify its meaning

or to create another word/ word united with or joined with another at the

beginning to alter the meaning or to create another word

prefix


noun/ prefix/ pri´ fIks/ designation/ appellation/ name/ title/ honorific/ epithet/

appellative/ label/ tag/ moniker/ handle

presage

( pres´ Ij or prI sãj´/ pres´ Ij)

verb/ to presage/ pres´ Ij or prI sãj´ / to give a warning/ to portend/ to predict/ to

make a prediction/ to forecast/ to divine/ to foreshadow/ to portend/ to indicate/ to mean/ to point to/ to foresee/ to have a

feeling or funny feeling

presage

( pres´ Ij or prI sãj´/ pres´ Ij)

noun/ presage/ pres´ Ij/ feeling/ funny feeling/ feeling in one’s bone/ sneaking

suspicion/ hunch/ boding/ chill along the spine/ token/ harbinger/ prophecy/

forewarning/ handwriting on the wall/ foresight

present (préez ənt / prə zént / prə zént)

verb/ to present/préez ənt/ to award/ to bring, offer, or give in a formal or ceremonious way/ to confer/ to will/ bestow/ to endow/ to apportion/ to

dish, dole, hand or fork out/ to hand over or submit


verb/ to present/préez ənt/ to put on

show/ to proffer/ to display/ to introduce/ to bring in/ to announce/ to exhibit/ to make visible/ to raise the curtain on/ to expose to view/ to put on show/ to make a production of/ to acquaint with one another/ to make

known to one another or to each other/ to bring together/ to put on

speaking terms


noun/ present/prə zént/ a gift / donation/ contribution/ largess/ prize/

giveaway/ freebie/ bonus/ alms/ charity/ handout/ grant/ scholarship/

fellowship/ subsidy


noun/ present/prə zént/ the now/ this point in time/ this very moment/ this day and time/ this very minute/ this

very hour or minute


noun/ present/prə zént/ (grammar) the present, present progressive, present

perfect and present perfect progressive tenses


adjective/ present/prə zént/ living/ among us/ alive/ in existence/

occurring or existing at this time, now/ current/ contemporary/ at

hand/ up-to-date/ immediate/ near/ nearby/ about

primer

( praIm´ ər/ praI´ mər)

noun/ primer/ praIm´ ər/ an elementary book for children to help them to learn to

read/ any book of elementary or first principles

primer

( praIm´ ər/ praI´ mər)

noun/ primer/ praI´ mər/ preparatory or first coat of paint use as a base or sealer

proceed

(pro seédz/ pró seedz)

verb/ to proceed/ pro seédz/ to move or go forward after stopping/ to advance/ to go

or continue ahead/ to make progress/ to press, forge, roll or push on/ to take steps

or measures/ to get on the stick/ to proceed from: to come or issue forth/ to

stem/ to emanate/ to spring/ grow out of/ follow/ to start/ to originate/ to begin

proceed


verb/ to proceed/ pro seédz/ to continue any action or process/ to initiate or

continue a legal action

proceed


noun/ proceed/ pró seedz/ (usually proceeds): net profit/ profit derived from a sale or other transaction/ remuneration/ outcome/ consequence/ end result/ yield/

crop/ gross/ returns/ income/ profits before deductions/ gross profits/ final

tally/ receipt

produce

(prə doos´ or prə dyoos´/ prõ doos´, prõd´ oos, prõd´ yoos, prõ´ doos or prõ´

dyoos)

verb/ to produce/ prə doos´ or prə dyoos´ / to create/ to cause to exist/ to bring into existence/ to create/ to manufacture/ to give life to/ to bear/ to give birth to/ to

make plain/ to bring before the public/ to put before the public

produce

(prə doos´ or prə dyoos´/ prõ doos´, prõd´ oos, prõd´ yoos, prõ´ doos or prõ´

dyoos)

noun/ produce/ prõ doos´, prõd´ oos, prõd´ yoos, prõ´ doos or prõ´ dyoos / fruits,

greens and vegetables/ crop/ proceeds/ yield/ offspring/ issue

progress (pər gres´/ próg rəs or próg res)

verb/ to progress/ pər gres´/ to advance/ to

more or go forward/ to make headway/ to proceed/ to keep going/ to continue/ to

persevere/ to get on/ to lose no ground/ to gain ground/ to go full steam/ to push,

move or gorge ahead/ to move along/to amend/ to upgrade/ to amend/ to swell/ to

expand/ to ripen/ to grow up/ to come around/ to become stronger/ to

recuperate/ to recover

progress (pər gres´/ próg rəs or próg res)

noun/ progress/ próg rəs or próg res / growth/ development/ progression/

improvement/ betterment/ perfection/ enhancement/ fixing/ augmentation/ extension/ spread/ swell/ movement

forward or onward/ pressing, inching or pushing ahead/ upward movement/

promotion/ elevation/ graduation/ step

forward/ discovery

project (prə jékt / práwj ekt or prój ekt)

verb/to project/ prə jékt/ to use one's voice

forcefully enough to be heard at a distance/ to show/ to put on a screen/ to

use a projector/ to ascribe one's feelings or thoughts on another

project ( prə jékt / práwj ekt or prój ekt)

verb/to project/ prə jékt/ to hurl/ to plan ahead/ to predict/ to forecast/ to arrange/ to calculate/ to take measures or steps/ to draw up a plan/ to mark out a course of

action/ to map, block, mark or chalk out/ to devise/ to design/ to scheme/ to devise/ to plot/ to conjure up/ to invent/ to hatch/ to contemplate/ to aim or drive at/ to hurl/

to throw/ to expel/ to emit/ to discharge/ to fire

project ( prə jékt / práwj ekt or prój ekt)

verb/to project/ prə jékt/ to externalize/ to

actualize/ to objectify/ to exteriorize/ extrapolate/ to budge/ to hang over/round, swell, poke, jut or stick out/ to protrude/

to distend/ to extend

project (prə jékt / práwj ekt or prój ekt)

noun/ project/ práwj ekt or prój ekt/ a

specific task of investigation/ effort/ job/ assignment/ engagement/ activity/ planned/ devised/ design/ proposal/ determination/ resolution/ strategy/

figuring/ planning/ conception/ aim/ goal/ objective/ undertaking/

operation/campaign/ proposition/ deal

protest (prə test´ or pró test/ pró test)

verb/ to protest/ prə test´ or pró test /to have one’s say/ to declare/ to pronounce/

to argue/ to contend/ to insist/ to manifest expression disapproval/ to make a protest against/ to object to/ to take issue with/ to say no to/ to make one’s stand/ to beg to differ/ to put up a fight/ to make a fuss over/ to not take it lying down/ to cry bloody murder/ to squawk/ to bitch/ to

raise hell/ to rally/ to boycott/ to

demonstrate/ to picket

protest (prə test´ or pró test/ pró test)

noun/ protest/ pró test/ a formal statement of protest or disapproval/ an expression or declaration of objection or

disapproval/ disagreement/ qualm/ demur/ beef/ challenge/ compunction/ gripe/ rally/

march/ boycott/ demonstration/ sit-in

purport

( pər pôrt´, pər põrt´, pûr´ pôrt or pûr´ põrt/ pûr´ port or pûr´ põrt )

verb/ to purport/ pər pôrt´, pər põrt´, pûr´ pôrt or pûr´ port/ to give the appearance of/ feign/ to pretend/ to put on a false front/ to allege/ to announce/ to infer/ to intimate/ to

hint at/ to signify/ to breathe/ to tell

purport

( pər pôrt´, pər põrt´, pûr´ pôrt or pûr´ põrt/ pûr´ port or pûr´ põrt )

noun/ purport/ pûr´ port or pûr´ port/ signification/ sense/ meaning/ idea/ trend/

sum and substance/ bearing/ reference/ object/ aim/ plan/ purpose

pussy

( poos´ i/ poos´ i/ pus´ i )

noun/ pussy/ poos´ i/ pussy cat/ cat/ kitten/ kitty cat

pussy


noun/ pussy/ pus´ i/ full of pus/ pus like

pussy


noun/ pussy/ poos´ i/ sexual intercourse/ vulva (one of the most offensive words in

the English language)

putting (pət ing / poót ing)

verb/ putting/ pət ing/ the present

participle of the verb 'to putt'/ to strike a golf ball gently so as to make it run along

the green into the hole

putting (pət ing / poót ing)

verb/ putting/ poót ing/ present participle of the verb 'to put'/ to place/ to move

something into a specific location or position or place/ to allocate/ to implant/ to collocate/ to pinpoint/ to fix/ to assign/ consign/ to set before/ to exact/ to require/

to force/ to enforce/ to convert/ to translate/ to transform/ to invest/ to

speculate/ to pour money into/ to bet/ to chance/ to take a risk/ to take a leap in

the dark/ to delegate/ to detail/ to empower/ to designate

ragged

( ragd / rag´ Id )

verb/ to rag/ ragd/ (past tense and past participle of the verb ‘to rag) informal/ to

play a practical joke/ to tease/ to pull one’s

leg/ to make fun of/ to make light of/ to badger/ to harry/ to bother/ to torment/ to

persecute/ to bait ragged

ragged

( ragd / rag´ Id )

verb/ to rag/ ragd/ (past tense and past participle of the verb ‘to rag) informal/ to

chide/ to give a good tongue-lash to/ to berate/ to scold/ to castigate/ to reprimand/

to call to account/ to upbraid/ admonish

ragged

( ragd / rag´ Id )

adjective/ ragged/ rag´ Id/ seedy/ slovenly/ sloppy/ untidy/ down-and-out/

impoverished/ worn to shreds/ frazzled/ threadbare/ tattered/ thorny/ nicked/

uneven/ irregular/ corroded/ gnawed/ run-down/ desolate/ deteriorated/ broken/ beat-

up/ marginal/ strident/ scrapping/ creaking/ jarring/ rusty

rampage

( ram´ pãj or ram pãj´ / ram´ pãj )

verb/ to rampage/ ram´ pãj or ram pãj´/to rage/ to act violently/ to rush/ to storm/ to display, show or vent one’s anger/ to carry

on

rampage

( ram´ pãj or ram pãj´ / ram´ pãj )

noun/ rampage/ ram´ pãj/ outbreak of violence/ raging or violent behavior/ display

of uncontrollable temper/ loss of control/ running amuck

read (reed / red)

verb/ to read/ reed/ to say out loud

something that has been written/ to recognize and understand the meaning of a gesture, symbol, or signal/ to peruse/ to

run over or through/ to plunge into/ to bury oneself in/ to thumb or flip through/

to run the eye over/ to interpret/ to translate/ to take to mean/ to decipher/ discern/ to perceive/ to prognosticate/ to

predict/ to foretell

read (reed / red)

verb/ read/ red/ the simple past tense

(preterit) of the verb 'to read'/ to say out loud something that has been written/ to recognize and understand the meaning of a gesture, symbol, or signal/ to peruse/ to

run over or through/ to plunge into/ to bury oneself in/ to thumb or flip through/

to run the eye over/ to interpret/ to translate/ to take to mean/ to decipher/

discern/ to perceive/ to prognosticate/ to predict/ to foretell

reading

( ri´ dIŋ / red´ Iŋ / ri´ dIŋ )

verb/ to read/ ri´ dIŋ/ (present participle of the verb ‘to read’)/ to get the meaning of

something by interpreting its letters,

characters or signs/ to utter aloud or learn from a printed or written material/ to

interpret or understand as having a certain or particular meaning

reading


noun/ reading/ ri´ dIŋ / printed matter/ printed or reading material/ text/ body or store of knowledge/ examination; review/

inspection/ comprehension/ rendition/ lesson/ lecture/ excerpt of a text/

interpretation in the performance of a musical composition or drama/

interpretation given to anything

reading


noun/ reading/ red´ Iŋ/ city in southeast Pennsylvania/ city in Berkshire in southern

England

reading


adjective/ reading/ ri´ dIŋ/ pertaining to or used for reading (reading glass)

real

( rã´ äl´ / ri´ əl or ril/ ri´ əl or ril)

noun/ real/ rã´ äl´/ former Spanish monetary unit used in colonial Spain

(eighth part of a peso)/ monetary unit used in Brazil (singular of reis)

real


adjective/ real/ ri´ əl or ril/ actual/ true/ not nominal or apparent/ authentic/ bona

fide/ legitimate/ just/ legal/ sincere/ honest to goodness/ pure / undistorted/

substantial/ physical/ tangible/ perceptible/ (Math) pertaining to having

the value of a real number

real


adverb/ real/ ri´ əl or ril/ extremely/ exceedingly/ exceptionally/ very/ really/

truly

rebate ( ri´ bãt or rI bãt´ / ri´ bãt )

verb/ to rebate/ ri´ bãt or rI bãt´/ to give a kick back/ to kick back/ to refund/ pay

back/ to return what one has paid/ to discount/ to take or knock off/ to mark

down/ to deduct

rebate ( ri´ bãt or rI bãt´ / ri´ bãt )

noun/ rebate/ ri´ bãt/ return of part of what was originally paid/ partial refund/

discount/ cutback/ reduction/ cut/ slice/

kickback/ markdown

rebel (ree bél / réb əl / réb əl)

verb/ to rebel/ ree bél/ to resist/ to fight against/ to revolt/ to run riot/ to rise up in

arms/ to take up arms/ to take to the streets/ draw or pull back/ shrink from/ to

turn away from


noun/ rebel/ réb əl/ one who resists or fight against/ insurgent/ revolutionary/

agitator/ traitor/ turncoast/ heretic/ apostate


adjective/rebel/ réb əl/ rebellious/ riot/ uprising/ seditious/ revolutionary/

subversion/ treason/ turmoil/ chaos/ overthrow/ coup d’etat/ resistance/

insubordination/ defiance/ noncompliance

rebid ( ri bId´ / ri´ bId )

verb/ to rebid/ ri bId´/ to bid or submit a bid again/ to make a second bid/ (Bridge) to

make a second bid

rebid ( ri bId´ / ri´ bId )

noun/ rebid/ ri´ bId/ (Bridge) a second bid

rebound

( ri baʊnd ´ / ri´ baʊnd ´ )

verb/ to rebound/ ri baʊnd ´/ to recoil/ to

ricochet/ to return/ to spring, bound or fly back/ to throw, cast or give back/ resonate/

ring again/ repeat

rebound

( ri baʊnd ´ / ri´ baʊnd ´ )

noun/ rebound/ ri´ baʊnd ´/ repercussion/ counteraction/ retroaction/ backwash/ backlash/ reaction/ return/ reflection/

echo/ reverberation

rebuff

( ri´ bəf / ri´ bəf or rI bəf´ )

verb/ to rebuff/ ri´ bəf/ to repel/ to keep, stave or fend off/ to slight/ disregard/ to keep at arm’s length/ to take no note/ to put down/ to put in one’s place/ to tell to buzz off/ to snub/ to slam the door in the

face of

rebuff

( ri´ bəf / ri´ bəf or rI bəf´ )

noun/ rebuff/ ri´ bəf or rI bəf´/ spurning/ resistance/ negation/ no-go/ thumb down/

renunciation/ disinheritance/ check/ checkmate/ repel/ refuse

recall

(ree kõl / rée kõl or ree kõl´)

verb/ to recall/ ree kõl / to reminisce/ to bring back from memory/ to recollect/ to

remember/ to look back on/ to call or summon back/ to revoke/ to override/ to

overrule/ to deny/ to renew/ to revive

recall

(ree kõl / rée kõl or ree kõl´)

noun/ recall/ rée kõl or ree kõl´/ a summons by a manufacture for the the

return of a product as from a consumer, because of a known defect or danger

recap

( ri´ kap or ri kap´ / ri´ kap )

verb/ to recap/ ri´ kap or ri kap´/ to recondition, resurface, refurbish or restore

a worn tire

recap

( ri´ kap or ri kap´ / ri´ kap )

noun/ recap/ ri´ kap/ a recapped tire

recap

( ri´ kap/ ri´ kap )

verb/ to recap/ ri´ kap/ (short for ‘to recapitulate’) to sum up/ to summarize/ to

reword/ to reiterate/ to enumerate/ to narrate/ to recite

recap

( ri´ kap/ ri´ kap )

noun/ recap/ ri´ kap/ (short for ‘to recapitulation’)/ summary/ rewording/

enumeration/ narration

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