Category:Resent

Re*sent" (r-znt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resented; p. pr. & vb. n. Resenting.] Etym: [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.] Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably Resented by compassionate readers. Sir t. Browne.

(b) 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. [obs.] 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.

Resent Re*sent", v. i.

1. To feel resentment. Swift.

2. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [obs.] 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.