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4. prevail, predominate, be prevalent, be widespread, be in general use, be universal; be rife, be rampant, be epidemic; be common, be commonplace, be in everyday use; be usual, be ordinary, be customary; be regular or standard or average; be current, be popular, be in fashion, be in style, be in vogue; be all the rage, be the present trend, SI. be it or the thing.

reigning, adj. 1. ruling, commanding, controlling, directing, governing; supreme, head, chief, first, foremost, headmost, premier; main, principal, cardinal, prime, primary, uppermost, most important; dominant, preeminent, preponderant, superior; masterful, authoritarian, authoritative, dictatorial, hegemonic.
2. prevailing, widespread, general, universal; rife, rampant, epidemic; common, commonplace, the norm; popular, in fashion, in style, in vogue, d la mode, all the rage;
SI. the thing, SI. the latest thing; fashionable, stylish, modish, Fr. au courant.

reimburse, v. repay, refund, pay back, make repayment; recompense, compensate, indemnify; pay, remunerate, reward; make restitution, make amends, satisfy, make up for, redress, make good; settle the bill, pay the tariff, settle one's account, Inf. square things up, Inf. pay the piper.

reimbursement, n. 1. repayment, satisfaction, damages, Law. solatium; indemnity, indemnification, recoupment, restitution; penalty, fine; requital, return, redress; amends, expiation, reparation.
2. compensation, payment, pay, repayment, remuneration; salary, wages,
Brit. SI. get, emolument, consideration, hire; earnings, charge, fee, honorarium; reward, bonus, tip, gratuity; commission, percentage, share, brokerage.

rein, n. 1. check, curb, restraint, constraint, control, restriction, limitation.
2. reins
helm, tiller, rudder, wheel; driver's seat, saddle, throne.
3. draw rein
halt, come to a halt or stop, stop, stop dead, come to a dead stop, stop in one's tracks, Inf stop on a dime; put on the brakes, rein in, pull up, bring up, fetch up.
4. give free rein to
give carte blanche, issue a blank check, give full authority or power, give a free hand, leave alone, permit or allow anything, give [s.o.] the run of the place; indulge, oblige, yield to, give way to. -v. 5. check, curb, restrain, constrain, bridle, trammel; retard, delay, detain, hold back; impede, block, obstruct, bar; hinder, hamper; stay, arrest, hold up, hold in check.
6. control, direct, guide, govern.

reinforce, v. 1. strengthen, fortify, bolster, Inf beef up; support, brace, brace up, prop, prop up, hold up, uphold, upbear, buttress; stay, mainstay, undergird; harden, toughen, stiffen, steel.
2. augment, supplement, add to; increase, aggrandize, amplify, enlarge; double, redouble, triple.

reinforcement, n. 1. fortification, strengthening, restrengthening, bolstering, Inf beefing up; augmentation, supplementation, addition; increase, aggrandizement, amplification, enlargement; doubling, redoubling, tripling.
2. support, supporter, prop, brace, stay, mainstay, shore, buttress, flying buttress.
3.
Often

reinforcements backup, reserve, reserves, auxiliaries.

reinvigorate, v. reanimate, revitalize, regenerate, rejuvenate, rejuvenize, revivify, recharge, rekindle, renew, restore, revive, refresh, resuscitate, breathe or put new life into.

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