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Meaning of 'repent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repent [ a.]
- Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.
- Same as Reptant.
2 . Repent [ v. i.]
- To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
- To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.
- To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
3 . Repent [ v. t.]
- To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.
- To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.

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