Definition of reflexive

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Reflexive (a.) Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective..

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Enroll :: Enroll (n.) To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also, reflexively, to enlist..
Write :: Write (v. t.) To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; -- often used reflexively.
Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive.
Insoul :: Insoul (v. t.) To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on..
Pride :: Pride (v. t.) To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively..
Reflective :: Reflective (a.) Reflexive; reciprocal.
Demean :: Demean (v. t.) To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Ingratiate :: Ingratiate (v. t.) To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought..
Establish :: Establish (a.) To set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed condition; -- used reflexively; as, he established himself in a place; the enemy established themselves in the citadel..
Express :: Express (a.) To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively.
Pique :: Pique (v. t.) To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
Bethink :: Bethink (v. t.) To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought..
Wend :: Wend (v. t.) To direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way. Also used reflexively.
Stalk :: Stalk (v. i.) To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun..
Get :: Get (v. t.) To betake; to remove; -- in a reflexive use.
Absent :: Absent (v. t.) To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
Surfeit :: Surfeit (v. t.) To feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the function of the system; to overfeed, and produce satiety, sickness, or uneasiness; -- often reflexive; as, to surfeit one's self with sweets..
Reflexive :: Reflexive (a.) Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Demean :: Demean (v. t.) To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Hire :: Hire (n.) To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time..
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