Definition of reflexive

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Reflexive (a.) Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.

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Reflexive :: Reflexive (a.) Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Wont :: Wont (v. t.) To accustom; -- used reflexively.
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
Reflexive :: 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..
Pause :: Pause (v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.
Oneself :: Oneself (pron.) A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self..
Deport :: Deport (v. t.) To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Reflective :: Reflective (a.) Reflexive; reciprocal.
Comport :: Comport (v. t.) To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively..
Insoul :: Insoul (v. t.) To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on..
Demean :: Demean (v. t.) To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Betake :: Betake (v. t.) To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Get :: Get (v. t.) To betake; to remove; -- in a reflexive use.
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..
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
Infiltrate :: Infiltrate (v. t.) To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To eat to excess; -- often with a reflexive.
Quit :: Quit (a.) To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively..
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