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re·pos·sess verb 1 : to regain possession of

2 : to take possession of in default of the payment of installments due

Synonyms

recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, regain, retake, retrieve—more at RECOVER

re·pos·ses·sion noun : the act or state of possessing again

Synonyms

reclamation, recovery, retrieval—more at RECOVERY

rep·re·hend verb : to express disapproval of : CENSURE

— rep·re·hen·sion noun

Synonyms

blame, censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, fault, knock, pan—more at CRITICIZE

rep·re·hen·si·ble adjective : deserving blame or censure : CULPABLE

— rep·re·hen·si·bly adverb

Synonyms

blamable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable—more at BLAMEWORTHY

censurable, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive—more at OBJECTIONABLE

rep·re·sent verb 1 : to present a picture or a likeness of : DEPICT

2 : to serve as a sign or symbol of

3 : to act the role of

4 : to stand in the place of : act or speak for; also : to manage the legal or business affairs of

5 : to be a member or example of : TYPIFY

6 : to serve as an elected representative of

7 : to describe as having a specified quality or character

8 : to state with the purpose of affecting judgment or action

Synonyms

[1] depict, image, picture, portray—more at PICTURE

[7] characterize, define, depict, describe, portray—more at CHARACTERIZE

rep·re·sen·ta·tion noun 1 : the act of representing

2 : one (as a picture or image) that represents something else

3 : the state of being represented in a legislative body; also : the body of persons representing a constituency

4 : a usu. formal statement made to effect a change

1representative adjective 1 : serving to represent

2 : standing or acting for another

3 : founded on the principle of representation : carried on by elected representatives <~ government>

— rep·re·sen·ta·tive·ly adverb

— rep·re·sen·ta·tive·ness noun

Synonyms

average, characteristic, normal, regular, standard, typical—more at TYPICAL

2representative noun 1 : a typical example of a group, class, or quality

2 : one that represents another; especially : one representing a district in a legislative body usu. as a member of a lower house

Synonyms

[1] case, example, exemplar, illustration, instance, sample, specimen—more at EXAMPLE

[2] ambassador, delegate, emissary, envoy, legate, minister—more at AMBASSADOR

[2] agent, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, proxy—more at AGENT

re·press verb 1 a : to check by or as if by pressure : CURB

b : to put down by force : SUBDUE

2 : to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of : SUPPRESS

3 : to exclude from consciousness

— re·pres·sive adjective

Synonyms

[1b] clamp down, crack down, crush, put down, quash, quell, silence, snuff, squash, squelch, subdue, suppress—more at QUELL

[2] choke, pocket, smother, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow—more at SUPPRESS

re·pres·sion noun : the action or process of repressing

Synonyms

constraint, inhibition, restraint, self-control, self-restraint, suppression

1reprieve verb re·prieved; re·priev·ing 1 : to delay the punishment or execution of

2 : to give temporary relief to

2reprieve noun 1 : the act of reprieving : the state of being reprieved

2 : a formal temporary suspension of a sentence esp. of death

3 : a temporary respite

1reprimand noun : a severe or formal reproof

Synonyms

censure, denunciation, rebuke, reproach, reproof, stricture—more at CENSURE

2reprimand verb 1 : to reprove severely or formally

2 : chide for a fault

Synonyms

censure, condemn, denounce, rebuke, reproach, reprove—more at CENSURE

1reprint verb : to print again

2reprint noun : a reproduction of printed matter

re·pri·sal noun : an act in retaliation for something done by another

Synonyms

requital, retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeance—more at REVENGE

re·prise noun : a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action; also : a musical repetition

1reproach noun 1 : an expression of disapproval