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resent

/ɹiˈzɛnt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
  2. To express displeasure or indignation at.
  3. To be sensible of; to feel.
  4. In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
  5. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent, to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
  6. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
  7. To send again.
  8. To send back.
  9. To forward (something received), especially a message.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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