Definition of reflexive

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Reflexive (a.) Implying censure.

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Betake :: Betake (v. t.) To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Infiltrate :: Infiltrate (v. t.) To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Readdress :: Readdress (v. t.) To address a second time; -- often used reflexively.
Estrange :: Estrange (v. t.) To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with..
Shrive :: Shrive (v. t.) To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively..
Pique :: Pique (v. t.) To pride or value; -- used reflexively.
Reciprocal :: Reciprocal (a.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action..
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..
Behave :: Behave (v. t.) To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
Wend :: Wend (v. t.) To direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way. Also used reflexively.
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..
Yourself :: Yourself (pron.) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself..
Remember :: Remember (v. t.) To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and impersonally.
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns..
Pause :: Pause (v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well..
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Plume :: Plume (v. t.) To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill..
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