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- To earn or merit a reward
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
De*serve" (d&esl;*z&etilde;rv"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Deserved (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir,
desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously,
be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See
Serve.] 1. To earn by service; to be
worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be
entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of
value deserves praise.
God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity
deserveth. Job xi. 6.
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.
De*serve" (d&esl;*z&etilde;rv"), v. i.
To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with
well.
One man may merit or deserve of
another. South.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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