deserve
deserve is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.John Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray. Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. Burke.
- 2.To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger.
- 3.To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well. One man may merit or deserve of another. South.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- and
- armed
- bold
- bon
- clear
- delight
- devil
- distinction
- dole
- done
- droit
- due
- duty
- equable
- equal
- equitableness
- equity
- even
- evenhanded
- every
- fair
- favor
- fides
- field
- fit
- fitness
- for
- give
- good
- hath
- his
- honor
- horse
- impartiality
- just
- justice
- justifiable
- karma
- law
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is deserve.
- What is john Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray. Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. Burke called?
- What is to serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger called?
- What is to be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well. One man may merit or deserve of another. South called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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