REFRACTURE
Re*frac"ture (r*frk"tr;135), n. (Surg.)
Defn: A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.
REFRACTURE
Re*frac"ture, v. t. (Surg.)
Defn: To break again, as a bone.
REFRAGABLE Ref"ra*ga*ble (rf"r*g*b'l), a. Etym: [LL. refragabilis, fr. L. refragari to oppose.]
Defn: Capable of being refuted; refutable. [R.] —
Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. [R.] — Ref`*ra*ga*bil"i*ty (-b, n. [R.]
REFRAGATE
Ref"ra*gate (-gt), v. i. Etym: [L. refragatus, p. p. of refragor.]
Defn: To oppose. [R.] Glanvill.
REFRAIN Re*frain" (r*frn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refrained (-frnd"); p. pr. & vb/ n. Refraining.] Etym: [OE. refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refr, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L. refringere to break up, break (see Refract). L. refrenare is fr. pref. re- back + frenum bridle; cf. Skr. dh to hold.]
1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to
curb; to govern.
His reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent. Chaucer.
Refrain thy foot from their path. Prov. i. 15.