What is to feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. My father has repented him ere now. Dryden called?
repent — To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. My father has repented him ere now. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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