rem|i|nisce

rem|i|nisce
rem|i|nisce «REHM uh NIHS», intransitive verb, transitive verb, -nisced, -nisc|ing.
to talk or think about past experiences or events: »

He reminisces of years gone by (Commentary). We have many biographies of this well-documented and heavily reminisced period (Malcolm Bradbury).

[back formation < reminiscence]
rem´i|nis´cer, noun.

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  • rem´i|nis´cer — rem|i|nisce «REHM uh NIHS», intransitive verb, transitive verb, nisced, nisc|ing. to talk or think about past experiences or events: »He reminisces of years gone by (Commentary). We have many biographies of this well documented and heavily… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rem — cat·e·go·rem; ha·rem·lik; he·rem; ma·rem·ma; nie·rem·ber·gia; rem·a·nence; rem·a·net; rem·a·zol; rem·ba·ran·ga; rem·brandt; rem·brandt·esque; rem·brandt·ish; rem·brandt·ism; rem·e·di·less; rem·i·cle; rem·i·grant; rem·i·nisce; rem·i·nis·cence;… …   English syllables

  • reminisce — rem·i·nisce …   English syllables

  • reminisce — rem|i|nisce [ˌremıˈnıs] v [I] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: reminiscence] to talk or think about pleasant events in your past reminisce about ▪ a group of former students reminiscing about their college days …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reminisce — rem|i|nisce [ ,remı nıs ] verb intransitive to talk, think, or write about enjoyable experiences in your past: reminisce about: We spent the evening reminiscing about our university days …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reminisce — rem•i•nisce [[t]ˌrɛm əˈnɪs[/t]] v. i. nisced, nisc•ing to recall or talk about past experiences, events, etc • Etymology: 1820–30; back formation from reminiscence …   From formal English to slang

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