revie

verb — 3 senses

revie

verb

/ɹiˈvaɪ/

Etymology From re- + vie.

1

Obsolete To vie with, or rival, in return.

2

Obsolete To exceed an adversary's wager in a card game.

  • here's a trick vied and revied!1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
3

Obsolete To make a retort; to bandy words.

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