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rede

[reed] Pronunciation Key verb, red·ed, red·ing, noun Chiefly British Dialect

–verb (used with object)

1.	to counsel; advise.

2.	to explain.

–noun

3.	counsel; advice.

4.	a plan; scheme.

5.	a tale; story.

[Origin: bef. 900; (v.) ME reden, OE rǣdan; (n.) ME; OE rǣd, c. OFris réd, OS rād, ON rāth; see read¹, ready

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rede (rēd) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. red·ed, red·ing, redes

To give advice to; counsel.
To interpret; explain.

Advice or counsel.
Archaic A narration.

[Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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rede

"counsel, advice," O.E., see read.

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rede
verb
1.	give an interpretation or explanation to
2.	give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

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Rede

Rad\, obs. imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede. --Spenser.

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Rede

Rad"de\, obs. imp. of Read, Rede. --Chaucer.

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