Definition of Repent
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(a.) Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.
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(a.) Same as Reptant.
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(v. i.) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
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(v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.
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(v. i.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
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(v. t.) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
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(v. t.) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
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(v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Antonyms of Repent
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Homophones of Repent
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