engrieve

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engrieve

  • /ɪŋˈɡɹiːv/

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From en- + grieve.

verb engrieves · engrieving · engrieved

  1. archaic, transitive To cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain. If any man had either fondly or indiscreetly spoken of Lent to engrieve it to be an importable burden, I would wish his reformation ; for I have not learned that all men are bound to keep the Lent in the form received.
  2. archaic, intransitive To grieve. Seeing his worke now wasted, deepe engrieved was

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