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obtain, be or become rampant, be or become universal: An
argument broke out, which developed into a fist fight, and soon
pandemonium reigned.
reimburse v. repay, recompense, refund, pay back, compensate, remunerate,
indemnify: Don't worry - we'll reimburse you for any money you
spent.
rein n. 1 check, curb, control, restraint, constraint, limitation,
harness, bridle, brake: You are going to have to put a rein on
your expenses. 2 reins. control, command, control,
administration, running, leadership, power, rule, tiller, helm:
He should hand over the reins to a younger person.
--v. 3 rein in. check, curb, control, restrain, limit, harness,
bridle, restrict, pull back on: You will have to rein in your
passions: it is not becoming to behave in this way at your age.
reinforce v. strengthen, buttress, bolster, support, fortify, prop (up),
shore up, augment, brace, stay, steel: The bookshelf needs to
be reinforced with another bracket, or it'll fall down.
reinforcement
n. 1 buttress, support, prop, brace, stay, bolster: This iron
reinforcement ought to be strong enough to secure the wall. 2
strengthening, buttressing, bolstering, shoring (up),
augmentation, bracing: This shelf is wobbly and in need of
reinforcement. 3 reinforcements. reserves, auxiliaries, men,
soldiers, forces, personnel: We cannot hold out till
reinforcements arrive.
reiterate v. repeat, restate, iterate, labour, harp on, dwell on, rehash,
recapitulate, Colloq recap: I must reiterate my warning to you
to be careful.
reject v. 1 decline, refuse, disallow, spurn, veto, turn down, give
(something) the thumbs down, set aside, US turn thumbs down
(on); deny, repudiate, renounce, rebuff, shun, brush aside, turn
a deaf ear to, will not hear of: Jim has rejected my plan for a
holiday in Torremolinos. She rejects any suggestion that she
might be wrong. 2 refuse, repel, repulse, spurn, rebuff, say no
to, turn down, decline, brush aside; jilt, drop, dismiss, throw
over, give (someone) the cold shoulder, show (someone) the door,