revie
1 of 2verb
re·vie
(ˈ)rē¦vī
-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
revie
2 of 2noun
plural -s
obsolete
: a higher wager (as in a card game) than an adversary's
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle French renvier, from re- + envier to challenge, vie
Noun
Middle French renvi, from re- + envi challenge, vie, from envier