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Re*sent" (r?-z?nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resented; p. pr. & vb. n. Resenting.] [F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- + sentire to feel. See Sense.] 1. To be sensible of; to feel; as: (a) In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. [Obs.]
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Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers. Sir T. Browne.
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(b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
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2. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts.
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The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might have resented safely. Bolingbroke.
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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. [Obs.]
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This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul of Saul. Fuller.
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Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift. Fuller.
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Re*sent", v. i. 1. To feel resentment. Swift.
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2. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [Obs.]
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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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