Definition of Repent
Re`pent´
Pronunciation:
r?-p?nt´
a.
1.
(Bot.)
Prostrate
and
rooting
; -
said
of
stems
.
2.
(Zool.)
Same
as
Reptant
.
v. i.
1.
To
feel
pain
,
sorrow
,
or
regret
,
for
what
one
has
done
or
omitted
to
do
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Repented
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Repenting
.]
First
she
relents
With
pity
;
of
that
pity
then
repents
.
- Dryden.
2.
To
change
the
mind
,
or
the
course
of
conduct
,
on
account
of
regret
or
dissatisfaction
.
Lest
,
peradventure
,
the
people
repent
when
they
see
war
,
and
they
return
to
Egypt
.
- Ex. xiii. 17.
3.
(Theol.)
To
be
sorry
for
sin
as
morally
evil
,
and
to
seek
forgiveness
;
to
cease
to
love
and
practice
sin
.
Except
ye
repent
,
ye
shall
likewise
perish
.
- Luke xii. 3.
v. t.
1.
To
feel
pain
on
account
of
;
to
remember
with
sorrow
.
I
do
repent
it
from
my
very
soul
.
- Shak.
2.
To
feel
regret
or
sorrow
; -
used
reflexively
.
My
father
has
repented
him
ere
now
.
- Dryden.
3.
To
cause
to
have
sorrow
or
regret
; -
used
impersonally
.
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