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I. noun Etymology: Middle English rek, from Old English rēc; akin to Old High German rouh smoke Date: before 12th century smoke , vapor , fog , a strong or disagreeable fume or odor, II. verb Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to emit smoke or vapor, 2. to give off or become permeated with a strong or offensive odor , to give a strong impression of some constituent quality or feature , emanate , transitive verb to subject to the action of smoke or vapor, exude , give off , ~er noun ~y adjective