v. (-ies, -ied) restore (esp. Separated territories) to a political unity. reunification n.

n. - reuniting or being reunited.

- social gathering, esp. Of people formerly associated.

v. (-ting) (cause to) come together again.

v. (-ues, -ued, -uing) give a different, esp. Higher, value to (a currency etc.). revaluation n.

—n. - retaliation for an offence or injury.

- act of retaliation.

- desire for this; vindictive feeling.

- (in games) win after an earlier defeat. —v. (-ging) 1 (in refl. Or passive; often foll. By on, upon) inflict retaliation for (an offence).

- avenge (a person). [latin: related to *vindicate]

n. - a income, esp. A substantial one. B (in pl.) Items constituting this.

- state's annual income from which public expenses are met.

- department of the civil service collecting this. [french revenu from latin revenio return]

n. Fit of abstracted musing, day-dream. [french]

gear n. Gear used to make a vehicle etc. Go backwards.

- —v. (-sing) 1 turn the other way round or up or inside out.

- change to the opposite character or effect.

- (cause to) travel backwards.

- make (an engine etc.) Work in a contrary direction.

- revoke or annul (a decree, act, etc.). —adj. - backwards or upside down.

- opposite or contrary in character or order; inverted. —n. - opposite or contrary (the reverse is the case).

- contrary of the usual manner (printed in reverse).

- piece of misfortune; disaster; defeat.

- reverse gear or motion.

- reverse side.

- side of a coin etc. Bearing the secondary design.

- verso of a printed leaf. reverse arms hold a rifle with the butt upwards. Reverse the charges have the recipient of a telephone call pay for it. reversal n. Reversible adj. [latin verto vers- turn]

standard version n. Revision published in 1946–57 of the american standard version of the bible (itself based on the english rv).

- version n. Revision published in 1881–95 of the authorized version of the bible.

v. (-t-) visit again.