Rejolt

//ɹɪˈdʒoʊlt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Another jolt
  2. 2
    A counter-jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.

    "And as long as these inward Rejolts and Recoilings of the Mind continue (which they will certainly do for a considerable Part of a Man's Life) the Sinner will find his Accounts of Pleasure very poor and short […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To jolt or shake again. rare

    "June 29 1697, John Locke, letter to the Bishop of Worcester I have repeated And this twenty times to my elf and my weak Understanding always rejolts"

Example

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"June 29 1697, John Locke, letter to the Bishop of Worcester I have repeated And this twenty times to my elf and my weak Understanding always rejolts"

Etymology

From re- + jolt.

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