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De*serve" (d&euptack_;*z&etilde_;rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.] 1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise.
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God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job xi. 6.
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John Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray.
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Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. Burke.
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2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.]
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A man that hath
So well deserved me. Massinger.
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de*serve" (d&euptack_;*z&etilde_;rv"), v. i. To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.
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One man may merit or deserve of another. South.
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