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revie
Definition of revie
-ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
: to meet a wager on (as the taking of a trick in a card game) with a higher wager
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : to exceed an adversary's wager
2 obsolete : to make a retort : bandy words
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Origin and Etymology of revie
Middle French renvier, from re- + envier to challenge, vie
revie
Definition of revie
-s
obsolete
: a higher wager (as in a card game) than an adversary's
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Origin and Etymology of revie
Middle French renvi, from re- + envi challenge, vie, from envier
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