Definition of Resent
Re`sent´
Pronunciation:
r?-z?nt´
v. t.
1.
To
be
sensible
of
;
to
feel
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Resented
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Resenting
.]
Which
makes
the
tragical
ends
of
noble
persons
more
favorably
resented
by
compassionate
readers
.
- Sir T. Browne.
2.
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
,
v
.
i
.
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.
v. i.
1.
To
feel
resentment
.
2.
To
give
forth
an
odor
;
to
smell
;
to
savor
.
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.
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