▸ rein in PHRASAL VERB To rein in something means to control it. □ [V P n] His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation. □ [V n P ] Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late to rein them in.
re|incar|nate /riː I ŋkɑː r ne I t/ (reincarnates , reincarnating , reincarnated ) VERB [usu passive] If people believe that they will be reincarnated when they die, they believe that their spirit will be born again and will live in the body of another person or animal. □ [be V -ed] …their belief that human souls were reincarnated in the bodies of turtles. [Also V ]
re|incar|na|tion /riː I ŋkɑː r ne I ʃ ə n/ (reincarnations )
1 N‑UNCOUNT If you believe in reincarnation , you believe that you will be reincarnated after you die. □ Many African tribes believe in reincarnation.
2 N‑COUNT A reincarnation is a person or animal whose body is believed to contain the spirit of a dead person.
rein|deer /re I nd I ə r / (reindeer ) N‑COUNT A reindeer is a deer with large horns called antlers that lives in northern areas of Europe, Asia, and America.
re|inforce /riː I nfɔː r s/ (reinforces , reinforcing , reinforced )
1 VERB If something reinforces a feeling, situation, or process, it makes it stronger or more intense. □ [V n] A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries.
2 VERB If something reinforces an idea or point of view, it provides more evidence or support for it. □ [V n] The delegation hopes to reinforce the idea that human rights are not purely internal matters.
3 VERB To reinforce an object means to make it stronger or harder. □ [V n + with ] Eventually, they had to reinforce the walls with exterior beams. ● re|inforced ADJ □ Its windows were made of reinforced glass.
4 VERB To reinforce an army or a police force means to make it stronger by increasing its size or providing it with more weapons. To reinforce a position or place means to make it stronger by sending more soldiers or weapons. □ [V n] Both sides have been reinforcing their positions after yesterday's fierce fighting.
re |inforced co n|crete N‑UNCOUNT Reinforced concrete is concrete that is made with pieces of metal inside it to make it stronger.
re|inforce|ment /riː I nfɔː r smənt/ (reinforcements )
1 N‑PLURAL Reinforcements are soldiers or police officers who are sent to join an army or group of police in order to make it stronger. □ …the despatch of police and troop reinforcements.
2 N‑VAR The reinforcement of something is the process of making it stronger. □ [+ of ] This meeting will contribute to the reinforcement of security.
re|instate /riː I nste I t/ (reinstates , reinstating , reinstated )
1 VERB If you reinstate someone, you give them back a job or position which had been taken away from them. □ [V n] The governor is said to have agreed to reinstate five senior workers who were dismissed.
2 VERB To reinstate a law, facility, or practice means to start having it again. □ [V n] …the decision to reinstate the grant.
re|instate|ment /riː I nste I tmənt/
1 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] Reinstatement is the act of giving someone back a job or position which has been taken away from them. □ Parents campaigned in vain for her reinstatement.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] The reinstatement of a law, facility, or practice is the act of causing it to exist again. □ [+ of ] He welcomed the reinstatement of the 10 per cent bank base rate.
re|invent /riː I nve nt/ (reinvents , reinventing , reinvented )
1 VERB To reinvent something means to change it so that it seems different and new. □ [V n] They have tried to reinvent their retail stores. □ [V pron-refl] He was determined to reinvent himself as a poet and writer. ● re|inven|tion /riː I nve nʃən/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …a reinvention of the styles of the 1940s.
2 PHRASE If someone is trying to reinvent the wheel , they are trying to do something that has already been done successfully. □ Some of these ideas are worth pursuing, but there is no need to reinvent the wheel.
re|is|sue /riː I ʃuː/ (reissues , reissuing , reissued )
1 N‑COUNT A reissue is a book, CD, or film that has not been available for some time but is now published or produced again. □ …this welcome reissue of a 1955 Ingmar Bergman classic.
2 VERB [usu passive] If something such as a book, CD, or film is reissued after it has not been available for some time, it is published or produced again. □ [be V -ed] Her novels have just been reissued with eye-catching new covers.
re|it|er|ate /riː I təre I t/ (reiterates , reiterating , reiterated ) VERB If you reiterate something, you say it again, usually in order to emphasize it. [FORMAL , JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank. □ [V that] I want to reiterate that our conventional weapons are superior. [Also V quote] ● re|it|era|tion /riː I təre I ʃ ə n/ (reiterations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] It was really a reiteration of the same old entrenched positions.
re|ject ◆◆◇ (rejects , rejecting , rejected ) The verb is pronounced /r I dʒe kt/. The noun is pronounced /riː dʒekt/. 1 VERB If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it. □ [V n] The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway. ● re|jec|tion /r I dʒe kʃ ə n/ (rejections ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] The rejection of such initiatives indicates that voters are unconcerned about the environment.