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re·turn·ee noun : one who returns

re·union noun 1 : an act of reuniting : the state of being reunited

2 : a meeting of persons after separation

1rev noun : a revolution of a motor

2rev verb revved; rev·ving : to increase the revolutions per minute of (a motor)

3rev abbreviation 1 revenue

2 reverse

3 review; reviewed

4 revised; revision

5 revolution

Rev abbreviation 1 Revelation

2 Reverend

re·vamp verb 1 : to make a new, amended, improved, or up-to-date version of : REVISE

2 : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)

Synonyms

[1] alter, change, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revise, rework, vary—more at CHANGE

[2] doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, renovate, repair—more at MEND

re·vanche noun [ORIGIN: F]

: REVENGE; especially : a usu. political policy designed to recover lost territory or status

re·veal verb 1 : to make known

2 : to show plainly : open up to view

Synonyms

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, show, spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil; also debunk, show up; unclothe; advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak, let on; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, unearth

Antonyms

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

rev·eil·le noun [ORIGIN: modif. of F réveillez, imper. pl. of réveiller to awaken, fr. MF eveiller to awaken, fr. (assumed) VL *exvigilare, fr. L vigilare to keep watch, stay awake]

: a military signal sounded at about sunrise

1revel verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling 1 : to take part in a revel

2 : to take great pleasure or satisfaction <~ed in the quiet after everyone had gone>

Synonyms usually revel in

adore, delight, dig, enjoy, fancy, groove, like, love, relish—more at ENJOY

2revel noun : a usu. wild party or celebration

Synonyms

binge, fling, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp—more at FLING

rev·e·la·tion noun 1 : an act of revealing

2 : something revealed; especially : an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

Revelation noun : a book of the New Testament of Christian Scripture

rev·el·er or rev·el·ler noun : one who engages in revelry

Synonyms

celebrant, merrymaker, roisterer—more at CELEBRANT

rev·el·ry noun : noisy partying or merrymaking

Synonyms

conviviality, festivity, gaiety, jollification, merriment, merrymaking—more at MERRYMAKING

1revenge verb re·venged; re·veng·ing : to inflict harm or injury in return for (a wrong) : AVENGE

— re·veng·er noun

Synonyms

avenge, requite, retaliate—more at AVENGE

2revenge noun 1 : a desire for revenge

2 : an act or instance of retaliation to get even

3 : an opportunity for getting satisfaction

— re·venge·ful adjective

Synonyms

reprisal, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance; also counter, counterattack, counteroffensive; castigation, chastisement, correction; discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment, wrath; amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, redress, remuneration, restitution

rev·e·nue noun [ORIGIN: ME, return, revenue, fr. AF, fr. revenir to return, fr. L revenire, fr. re- back + venire to come]

1 : investment income

2 : money collected by a government (as through taxes)

3 : the total income produced by a given source

Synonyms

earnings, income, proceeds, profit, return, yield—more at INCOME

rev·e·nu·er noun : a revenue officer or boat

re·verb noun : an electronically produced echo effect in recorded music; also : a device for producing reverb

re·ver·ber·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : REFLECT <~ light or heat>

2 : to resound in or as if in a series of echoes

— re·ver·ber·a·tion noun

Synonyms

echo, reecho, resonate, resound, sound

re·vere verb re·vered; re·ver·ing : to show honor and devotion to : VENERATE

Synonyms

adore,