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Mis*give" (?), v. t. [imp. Misgave (?); p. p. Misgiven (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
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1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] Laud.
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2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. Shak.
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Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. Milton.
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3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] Shak.
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Mis*give", v. i. To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute. “My mind misgives.” Shak.
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