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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Deport :: Deport (v. t.) To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Infiltrate :: Infiltrate (v. t.) To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Sequester :: Sequester (v. t.) To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.
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..
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively..
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.
Betake :: Betake (v. t.) To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well..
Pride :: Pride (v. t.) To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively..
Repose :: Repose (v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch..
Myself :: Myself (pron.) I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
Reflective :: Reflective (a.) Reflexive; reciprocal.
Bestow :: Bestow (v. t.) To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.
Remember :: Remember (v. t.) To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and impersonally.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
Unbosom :: Unbosom (v. t.) To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's self..
Get :: Get (v. t.) To betake; to remove; -- in a reflexive use.
Behave :: Behave (v. t.) To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole..
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