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v. To be worthy of; merit. See Synonyms at earn1.

verb-intransitive. To be worthy or deserving.

v. To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

v. To earn, win.

v. To reward, to give in return for service.

v. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to

v. To serve; to treat; to benefit.

verb-intransitive. To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.

To merit; be worthy of; incur, as something either desirable or undesirable, on account of good or bad qualities or actions; more especially, to have a just claim or right to, in return for services or meritorious actions; be justly entitled to, as wages or a prize.

To serve or treat well; benefit.

To repay by service; return an equivalent for (service rendered).

To require; demand the attention of.

To merit; be worthy or deserving: as, he deserves well of his country.

v. be worthy or deserving

""None deserve the fair but the _brave_ [_deserve the fair_."] "They postpone the thing which [_they ought to do, and do not] but_ which [_thing_] they cannot avoid purposing to do.""

deserved    deserves    deserving   

be   

serve somebody right    desert   

have it coming   

serve    treat    benefit    merit    earn    demerit   

Merv    conserve    curve    mirv    nerve    observe    oeuvre    preserve    reserve    serv   

worthy    unworthy    honorable    virtuous    industrious    sensible    fortunate    ambitious    meritorious    competent