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Re"pent (r?"p?nt), a. [L. repens, -entis, creeping, p. pr. of repere to creep.] 1. (Bot.) Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems. Gray.
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2. (Zo&ö;l.) Same as Reptant.
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Re*pent" (r?-p?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n. Repenting.] [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See Penitent.] 1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
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First she relents
With pity; of that pity then repents. Dryden.
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2. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.
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Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt. Ex. xiii. 17.
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3. (Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
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Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish. Luke xii. 3.
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Re*pent", v. t. 1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
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I do repent it from my very soul. Shak.
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2. To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
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My father has repented him ere now. Dryden.
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3. To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally. [Archaic] “And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth.” Gen. vi. 6.
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