Redden
(Red"den) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reddened (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reddening.] [From Red,
a.] To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
Redden
(Red"den), v. i. To grow or become red; to blush.
Appius reddens at each word you speak.
Pope.
He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued.
Sir W. SCott. Reddendum
(||Red*den"dum) n. [Neut. of L. reddendus that must be given back or yielded, gerundive
of reddere. See Reddition.] (Law) A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of
what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease. Cruise.
Reddish
(Red"dish) a. Somewhat red; moderately red. — Red"dish*ness, n.
Reddition
(Red*di"tion) n.[L. redditio, fr. reddere to give back, to return: cf. F. reddition. See Render.]
1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. Howell.
2. Explanation; representation. [R.]
The reddition or application of the comparison.
Chapman. Redditive
(Red"di**tive) a. [L. redditivus.] (Gram.) Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying
a reply; as, redditive words.
Reddle
(Red"dle) n. [From Red; cf. G. rthel. Cf. Ruddle.] (Min.) Red chalk. See under Chalk.
Reddour
(Red"dour) n. [F. raideur, fr. raide stiff.] Rigor; violence. [Obs.] Gower.
Rede
(Rede) v. t. [See Read, v. t.]
1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]
I rede that our host here shall begin.
Chaucer. 2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]
My sweven [dream] rede aright.
Chaucer. Rede
(Rede), n. [See Read, n.]
1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns.
There was none other remedy ne reed.
Chaucer. 2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This rede is rife." Spenser.
Redeem
(Re*deem") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Redeemed. (-dmd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Redeeming.] [F. rédimer,
L. redimere; pref. red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy, originally, to take, cf. OIr. em (in comp.),
Lith. imti. Cf. Assume, Consume, Exempt, Premium, Prompt, Ransom.]
1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is
sold.
Lev. xxv. 29.
