e war. fife#-Min, — iAXM7„ 0 [V] There have been rumours that the band will reunite for a world tour.         2 to

join together again separate areas or separate groups within an organization, a political party, etc.; to come together again ( {<£ )          [VN] As leader,

his main aim is to reunite the party.    MW±3c

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re-us-able /.rii'juizabl/ adj. that can be used again BJ’S A{£69;          W: reusable plastic bottles bJJr

AfMWUMi

reuse /,ri:'ju:z/ verb [VN] to use sth again {stiff]; MS.

7 : Please reuse your envelopes, ff H if M S f!J 0 ► reuse /,ri:'ju:s/ noun [U]

Rev. (BrE also Revd) abbr. (used before a name) Rever­end ( M#SRAM ) MW, MW: Rev. Jesse Jackson MW&® •

rev /rev/ verb, noun

m verb (-w-) ~ (sth) (up) when you rev an engine or it revs, it runs quickly ( {<£ ) li § ft: [VN] The taxi driver revved up his engine. ftffl7iWjeA^fJLA^J^5|to 0 [V] I could hear the car revving outside.          MIA 7 3\ M ffi A 7

™ noun (informal) a complete turn of an engine, used when talking about an engine’s speed ( Az&#lW$tji]t ) HC1 revolution: 4 000 revs per minute & jffa' 4 000 ft o The needle on the rev counter soared, ft

re-value /.rii'vaelju:/ verb 1 [VN] to estimate the value of sth again, especially giving it a higher value filffif jif, Sfrifte (       ) 2 to increase the value

of the money of a country when it is exchanged for the money of another country f!lrtni£ifrW)jiL$i{fr; {£ ( @7 ) Aft: [VN] The yen is to be revalued. 0 AW.& {& ift # iSi o [also V] FTJa devalue ► re-valu-ation /.rkvaelju'eijn/ noun [U, C, usually sing.]: the revaluation of the pound 7^W4Hfi

re-vamp /,ri:'vaemp/ verb [VN] to make changes to the form of sth, usually to improve its appearance $;

#$t;    (         fflfr ► re-vamp /'riivaemp/

noun [sing.]

re-vanch-ism /ri'vaentjizam; -’vaenj-/ noun [U] a policy of attacking sb who has attacked you, especially by a country in order to get hack land          A fa Sit        JtA

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re-veal fH* /ri'viil/ verb

1 ~ sth (to sb) to make sth known to sb Utk; Utk; iH M SCI disclose: [VN] to reveal a secret tiff—

0 Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. itilAm«^7i£7W*ffl7o o [V (that)] The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year. mWfi/A 2 000 Af^o o [VN (that)]

It was revealed that important evidence had been sup­pressed. Wi&M, llWffiltliTo 0 [V wh-] Officers could not reveal how he died.         fifeW^ESo

[also VN to inf] 2 [VN] to show sth that previously could not be seen M £t5 ; M ft ; H tk SCI display : He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth.    M

ft —£3 W7A0 0 The door opened to reveal a cosy little room. jfcfmTf, -f^8^igW/hJ£JS«£IRlilro o She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself.   —see also

REVELATION, REVELATORY

re.vealed religion noun [U, c] religion that is based on a belief that God has shown himself B 7717 AfB

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re-veal-ing/ri'viilirj/ adj. 1 giving you interesting infor­mation that you did not know before jtjjp^+gW; AA W it W: The document provided a revealing insight into the government’s priorities. jAff}At{7{£A#ftitlff W^fi II ^ 4c W o O The answers the children gave were extremely revealing. ®   W^^® ~HA A?f

W o 2 (of clothes A $0 allowing more of sb’s body to be seen than usual H it W;        W : a

revealing blouse ifWt^lf^ ► re-veal-ing-ly adv.:

spoke revealingly about his problems.

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re-veille /ri'vaeli; NAmE 'revali/ noun [U] a tune that is played to wake soldiers in the morning; the time when it is played (7 PAW )

revel /‘revl/ verb, noun

■ verb (-II-, US -I-) [V] to spend time enjoying yourself in a noisy, enthusiastic way $E Xfc W 7 SCI make merry l-Jil;¥i 'revel in sth to enjoy sth very much pSjgj$7; If B7; IRff 7: She was clearly revelling in all the atten­tion. am, M*f A^W:AMi!l. o[+-ingl Some people seem to revel in annoying others. A® AM

* noun [usually pi.] (literaryj noisy celebrations    l® fed

WiAA #

revelation /.reva'leijn/ noun 1 [C] ~ (about/concerning sth) | ~ (that ...) a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising $ 41 W Jt B§ W ® BQ3 disclosure :

startling/sensational revelations about her private life )4iW^4^A^W/f 3lttW®I 2[u] ~ (of sth) the act of making people aware of sth that has been secret        f§®* EEC! disclosure : The company’s

financial problems followed the revelation of a major fraud scandal. fiAWS^MMSIAfe? ^irlltAft M 7 Mifefn]® o 3 [C, U] something that is considered to be a sign or message from God ( ± ^ W ) Ir 7 — see also reveal IT7I71 come as/be a revelation (to sb) to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected ikAAAFBifJ'r-; A A

rev-ela-tory /.reva’leitari; NAmE ’revalatoiri/ adj. (for­mal) making people aware of sth that they did not know before A A tt W; ^iSAW: a revelatory insight WEM — see also reveal

rev-el-ler (BrE) (NAmE rev-el-er) /'revala(r)/ noun a person who is having fun in a noisy way, usually with a group of other people and often after drinking alcohol

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rev-el-ry /'revlri/ noun [U] (also rev-el-ries [pi.]) noisy fun, usually involving a lot of eating and drinking

PiTTI FESTIVITY, MERRYMAKING : We COUld hear sounds of revelry from next door, ft {|j f ^ Djf f ij     tA

fOAW^IA 0 New Year revelries

re-venge /ri'vend3/ noun, verb

h noun [U] 1 something that you do in order to make sb suffer because they have made you suffer jft %;

He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies. MAWH-dtSMWikSCo O She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. AAif

lAo 0 The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.

Aj WIIo O an act of revenge fa 4b o revenge attacks/killings

2 (sport #) the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game (  ^AW )         FTJA

A 7: The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season. $ PA & U A &'t If M -¥• (fc W A jR

MW,

mverb         re venge yourself on sb | be re venged

on sb (literary) to punish or hurt sb because they have made you suffer ft A; W ( ^A ) Iff)L: She vowed to be revenged on them all. M A If ^ i jt M ffe ffl M W W A0 O note at avenge

rev-enue /'revanju:; NAmE -nu:/ noun [U] (also rev­enues [p|.]) the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business M it A A; tttA;  SCI receipts :

a shortfall in tax revenue     ❖ a slump in

oil revenues 5itAWT^ o The company’s annual revenues rose by 30%. W7AA±^)JP 7 30%„ — see also Inland Revenue

re-verb /'ri:v3:b; n'v3:b; NAmE -V3:rb/ noun [U] a sound effect that can be adjusted by electronic means to give music more or less of an echo /iP|B] (         )

re-ver-ber-ate /ri'v3:bareit; NAmE -'V3:rb-/ verb [v] 1 (of a sound M Hf) to be repeated several times as it is reflected off different surfaces 0 B|rJ ; 0 ^ SCI echo : Her voice reverberated around the hall. MW^WAAiT