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verb-intransitive. To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite.

verb-intransitive. To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: repented of intemperate behavior.

verb-intransitive. To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.

v. To feel regret or self-reproach for: repent one's sins.

v. To cause to feel remorse or regret.

adj. Biology Creeping along the ground; prostrate.

v. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".

v. To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.

v. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

v. To be sorry for, to regret.

v. To cause to have sorrow or regret.

v. To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.

adj. Creeping along the ground.

adj. Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems.

adj. Same as Reptant.

verb-intransitive. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.

verb-intransitive. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction.

verb-intransitive. To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.

v. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

v. To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.

v. To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.

To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for something one has done or left undone.

Especially, to experience such sorrow for sin as produces amendment of life; be grieved over one's past life, and seek forgiveness; be penitent. See repentance.

To do penance.

To change the mind or course of conduct in consequence of regret or dissatisfaction with something that is past.

To express sorrow for something past.

=Syn. 1–4. See repentance.

To remember or regard with contrition, compunction, or self-reproach; feel self-accusing pain or grief on account of: as, to repent rash words; to repent an injury done to a neighbor.

To be sorry for or on account of.

n. Repentance.

In botany, creeping; growing prostrate along the ground, or horizontally beneath the surface, and rooting progressively.

In zoology, creeping, as an animalcule; specifically, of or pertaining to the Repentia.

v. turn away from sin or do penitence

v. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

"Now either repent from the error of your ways, or accept your position of a radical, extremist crank pushing far-out, discredited ideas."

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