- resale
- 1620s, from re- "back, again" + sale (q.v.).
- reschedule (v.)
- 1966, from re- "back, again" + schedule (v.). Related: Rescheduled; rescheduling.
- rescind
- 1630s, from L. rescindere "to cut off, tear off, abolish," from re- "back" + scindere "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Related: Rescinded.
- rescission
- 1650s, from L.L. rescissionem, noun of action from rescindere (see rescind).
- rescue
- c.1300 (n. and v.), from stem of O.Fr. rescourre, from re-, intensive prefix, + escourre "to cast off, discharge," from L. excutere "to shake off, drive away," from ex- "out" + -cutere, combining form of quatere "to shake" (see quash).
- research
- 1577, "act of searching closely," from M.Fr. recerche (1539), from O.Fr. recercher "seek out, search closely," from re-, intensive prefix, + cercher "to seek for" (see search). Meaning "scientific inquiry" is first attested 1639. Phrase research and development is recorded from 1923.
- resect
- 1650s, from L. resectus, pp. of resecare “to cut off,” from re- + secare “to cut” (see section). Surgical sense is from 1846.
- resection
- 1610s, from L. resectionem, noun of action from resecare (see resect).Surgical sense is from 1775.
- resemblance
- late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. resemblance (c.1300); see resemble + -ance.
- resemble
- mid-14c., from O.Fr. resembler (12c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from L. simulare "to copy." Related: Resembled; resembling.
- resend
- 1550s, from re- + send.
- resent
- c.1600, from Fr. ressentir "feel pain, regret," from O.Fr. resentir (13c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + sentir "to feel," from L. sentire (see sense).
- resentful
- 1650s, from resent + -ful. Related: Resentfully; resentfulness.
- resentment
- 1610s, from Fr. ressentiment (16c.), from ressentir (see resent).
- reservation
- late 14c., "act of reserving," from M.Fr. reservation, from L.L. reservationem (nom. reservatio), from L. reservatus, pp. of reservare (see reserve). U.S. Indian tribe sense is recorded from 1789, originally in reference to the Six Nations in New York State. Meaning "act or fact of engaging a room, a seat, etc." is from 1904, originally Amer.Eng.
- reserve (v.)
- mid-14c., from O.Fr. reserver, from L. reservare "keep back, save back," from re- "back" + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe). The noun meaning "something stored up" is from 1650s. Reserved (in manner) first recorded 1601 in Shakespeare ("All's Well" v.3).
- reservoir
- 1690, "a place where something tends to collect," from Fr. réservoir "storehouse," from O.Fr. reserver "to reserve" (see reserve). Specific meaning "artificial basin to collect and store a large body of water" is from 1705.
- reset
- 1650s, from re- + set (v.). As a noun, from 1847.
- resettlement
- 1630s, from resettle + -ment.
- reshuffle (v.)
- 1830, of cards, 1899, of organizations, from re- "back, again" + shuffle (v.).
- reside
- mid-15c., "to settle," from O.Fr. resider, from L. residere "to remain behind, rest," from re- "back, again" + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Meaning "to dwell permanently" first attested 1570s.
- residence
- late 14c., from M.L. residentia, from L. residentem (nom. residens) "residing, dwelling," prp. of residere "reside" (see reside).
- residency
- 1570s, see resident + -cy. Hospital sense is from 1924.
- resident
- late 14c., as an adj.; see reside + -ant. The noun meaning "one who resides" is from late 15c. Meaning "medical graduate in practice in a hospital as training" first attested 1892, Amer.Eng.
- residential
- 1650s, "serving as a residence," from resident + -al (1). Meaning "having to do with housing" is from 1856.
- residual (adj.)
- 1560s, from residue + -al (1).
- residual (n.)
- 1550s; see residue + -al (2). Residuals “royalties” attested by 1966.
- residue
- mid-14c., from O.Fr. residu, from L. residuum "a remainder," neut. of residuus "remaining, left over," from residere "remain behind" (see residence).
- resign
- late 14c., from O.Fr. resigner, from L. resignare "to check off, cancel, give up," from re- "opposite" + signare "to make an entry in an account book," lit. "to mark" (see sign). The sense is of making an entry (signum) "opposite" -- on the credit side -- balancing the former mark and thus canceling the claim it represents. The meaning of "give up a position" is first recorded late 14c. Sense of "to give (oneself) up to some emotion or situation" is from 1718.
- resignation
- late 14c., "act of resigning" (an office, etc.), from Fr. résignation (14c.), from M.L. resignationem, from L. resignare (see resign). Meaning "submission, acquiescence" is from 1640s.
- resignedly
- 1670s, from resigned (pp. adj. from resign) + -ly (2). Meaning “submissive” is from 1690s.
- resile
- 1520s, from obsolete Fr. resiler or directly from L. resilire “to jump back” (see resilience).
- resilience
- 1620s, from L. resiliens, prp. of resilire "to rebound, recoil," from re- "back" + salire "to jump, leap" (see salient). Cf. result.
- resilient
- 1640s, from L. resilientem, prp. of resilire (see resilience).
- resin
- late 14c., from O.Fr. resine, from L. resina "resin," from Gk. rhetine "resin of the pine," of unknown origin.
- resinate
- “impregnate with resin,” 1891, from resin + -ate (2).
- resinous
- 1640s, from L. resinosus; see resin + -ous.
- resist
- late 14c., from O.Fr. resister, from L. resistere "to resist, to stand back, withstand," from re- "against" + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist).
- resistance
- early 15c., from Fr. résistance, earlier resistence, from L.L. resistentia, from L. resistentem (nom. resistens), prp. of resistere (see resist). Meaning "organized covert opposition to an occupying or ruling power" is from 1939. Electromagnetic sense is from 1860.
- resistant
- c.1600, from Fr. résistant, prp. of résister (see resist).
- resistor
- 1905, in electricity, agent noun in Latin form from resist. Resister was used in this sense from 1759.
- resolute
- early 15c., "dissolved, of loose structure," from L. resolutus, pp. of resolvere (see resolution). Meaning "determined, absolute" is from c.1500. Related: Resolutely.
- resolution
- early 15c., "a breaking into parts," from L. resolutionem (nom. resolutio) "process of reducing things into simpler forms," from pp. stem of resolvere "loosen" (see resolve). Originally sense of "solving" (as of mathematical problems) first recorded 1540s, that of "holding firmly" (in resolute) 1530s, and that of "decision or expression of a meeting" is from c.1600.
- resolve (v.)
- late 14c., from L. resolvere "to loosen, undo, settle," from re-, intensive prefix, + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Same sense evolution as in resolution. The noun meaning "determination" is first recorded 1592.
- resonance
- late 15c., from M.Fr. resonance (15c.), from L. resonantia (echo) "echo," from resonare (see resound).
- resonant
- 1590s, from prp. of L. resonare (see resonance).
- resonate (v.)
- 1873, from L. resonatum, pp. of resonare (see resonance). Literal at first; fig. sense, of feelings, emotions, etc., by 1978. Related: Resonated; resonating.
- resonator
- 1869, agent noun in Latin form from resonate.
- resorb
- 1640, from L. resorbere "to suck back," from re- "back, again" + sorbere "to suck" (see absorb).
- resort (n.)
- late 14c., "that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance," from O.Fr. resort "resource, help," back-formation from resortir "to resort," lit. "to go out again," from re- "again" + sortir "go out" (see sortie). Meaning "place people go for recreation" is first recorded 1754. The verb is recorded from mid-15c. Phrase in the last resort (1670s) translates Fr. en dernier ressort, originally of legal appeals.