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misgive
(encz) | misgive, v: |
Misgive
(gcide) | Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p.
pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
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1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
followed by the objective personal pronoun.
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
had deserved. --Milton.
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3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Misgive
(gcide) | Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i.
To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or
irresolute. "My mind misgives." --Shak.
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misgive
(wn) | misgive
v 1: suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had
acted inexcusably" |
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misgive
(encz) | misgive, v: |
Misgiven
(gcide) | Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p.
pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
followed by the objective personal pronoun.
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
had deserved. --Milton.
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3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
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misgive
(wn) | misgive
v 1: suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had
acted inexcusably" |
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