■ verb
1》 cancel the punishment of.
2》 abandon or postpone plans to close (something).
■ noun
1》 a cancellation of a punishment.
2》 a brief respite.
Origin
C15 (as the past participle repryed ): from Anglo-Norman Fr. repris , past participle of reprendre , from L. re- 'back' + prehendere 'seize'.