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Webster 1913 Edition
Resent
Re-sent′
(r?-z?nt′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Resented
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Resenting
.] 1.
To be sensible of; to feel
; as: (a)
In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
[Obs.]
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably
resented
by compassionate readers. Sir T. Browne.
(b)
In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
2.
To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts.
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have
resented
safely. Bolingbroke.
3.
To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; – associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See
Resent
, Verb.
I.
[Obs.]
This bird of prey
resented
a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul. Fuller.
Our King Henry the Seventh quickly
resented
his drift. Fuller.
Re-sent′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To feel resentment.
Swift.
2.
To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.
[Obs.]
The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the sincere milk of the word before vessels full of traditionary pottage
resenting
of the wild gourd of human invention. Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resent
RESENT'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To take well; to receive with satisfaction. Obs.2.
To take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be in some degree angry or provoked at.Thou with scorn and anger would'st resent the offer'd wrong.