re|mix (remixes , remixing , remixed ) The noun is pronounced /riː m I ks/. The verb is pronounced /riː m I ks/. 1 N‑COUNT A remix is a new version of a piece of music which has been created by putting together the individual instrumental and vocal parts in a different way. □ Their new album features remixes of some of their previous hits.
2 VERB To remix a piece of music means to make a new version of it by putting together the individual instrumental and vocal parts in a different way. □ [V n] The band are remixing some tracks.
rem|nant /re mnənt/ (remnants )
1 N‑COUNT The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed. □ [+ of ] Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring.
2 N‑COUNT A remnant is a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply.
re|mod|el /riː mɒ d ə l/ (remodels , remodelling , remodelled ) in AM, use remodeling , remodeled VERB To remodel something such as a building or a room means to give it a different form or shape. □ [V n] Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings.
re|mon|strate /re mənstre I t, [AM ] r I mɒ nstre I t/ (remonstrates , remonstrating , remonstrated ) VERB If you remonstrate with someone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped. [FORMAL ] □ [V + with ] He remonstrated with the referee. □ [V ] I jumped in the car and went to remonstrate. [Also V prep]
re|morse /r I mɔː r s/ N‑UNCOUNT Remorse is a strong feeling of sadness and regret about something wrong that you have done. □ He was full of remorse.
re|morse|ful /r I mɔː r sfʊl/ ADJ If you are remorseful , you feel very guilty and sorry about something wrong that you have done. □ He was genuinely remorseful. ● re|morse|ful|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ 'My poor wife!' he said, remorsefully.
re|morse|less /r I mɔː r sləs/
1 ADJ If you describe something, especially something unpleasant, as remorseless , you mean that it goes on for a long time and cannot be stopped. □ …the remorseless pressure of recession and financial constraint. ● re|morse|less|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □ There have been record bankruptcies and remorselessly rising unemployment.
2 ADJ Someone who is remorseless is prepared to be cruel to other people and feels no pity for them. □ …the capacity for quick, remorseless violence. ● re|morse|less|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ They remorselessly beat up anyone they suspected of supporting the opposition.
re|mote ◆◇◇ /r I moʊ t/ (remoter , remotest )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Remote areas are far away from cities and places where most people live, and are therefore difficult to get to. □ Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] The remote past or remote future is a time that is many years distant from the present. □ Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.
3 ADJ If something is remote from a particular subject or area of experience, it is not relevant to it because it is very different. □ [+ from ] This government depends on the wishes of a few who are remote from the people.
4 ADJ If you say that there is a remote possibility or chance that something will happen, you are emphasizing that there is only a very small chance that it will happen. [EMPHASIS ] □ I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.
5 ADJ If you describe someone as remote , you mean that they behave as if they do not want to be friendly or closely involved with other people. □ She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote. SYNONYMS remote ADJ 1
distant: …the war in that distant land.
isolated: Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas.
out-of-the-way: …an out-of-the-way spot.
re|mo te a c|cess N‑UNCOUNT Remote access is a system which allows you to gain access to a particular computer or network using a separate computer. [COMPUTING ] □ The diploma course would offer remote access to course materials via the internet.
re|mo te con|tro l (remote controls )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Remote control is a system of controlling a machine or a vehicle from a distance by using radio or electronic signals. □ The bomb was detonated by remote control.
2 N‑COUNT The remote control for a television or video recorder is the device that you use to control the machine from a distance, by pressing the buttons on it.
remo te-contro lled ADJ [usu ADJ n] A remote-controlled machine or device is controlled from a distance by the use of radio or electronic signals. □ …a remote-controlled bomb.
re|mote|ly /r I moʊ tli/
1 ADV [oft ADV adj/-ed] You use remotely with a negative statement to emphasize the statement. [EMPHASIS ] □ Nobody was remotely interested.
2 ADV [ADV -ed] If someone or something is remotely placed or situated, they are a long way from other people or places. □ …the remotely situated, five bedroom house.
re|mo te se ns|ing N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Remote sensing is the gathering of information about something by observing it from space or from the air.
re|mould (remoulds , remoulding , remoulded ) The spelling remold is used in American English. The noun is pronounced /riː moʊld/. The verb is pronounced /riː moʊ ld/. 1 N‑COUNT A remould is an old tyre which has been given a new surface or tread and can be used again. [BRIT ] in AM, use retread 2 VERB To remould something such as an idea or an economy means to change it so that it has a new structure or is based on new principles. □ [V n] …a new phase in the attempt to remould Labour's image.