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Webster 1913 Edition

deserve

de-serve′

(dē̍-zẽrv′)
,
Verb.
I.
To be worthy of recompense; – usually with ill or with well.
One man may merit or
deserve
of another.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deserve

DESERVE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To serve.]
1.
To merit; to be worthy of; applied to good or evil.
2.
To merit by labor or services; to have a just claim to an equivalent for good conferred. The laborer deserves his wages; he deserves the value of his services.
3.
To merit by good actions or qualities in general; to be worthy of, on account of excellence. The virtuous man deserves esteem and commendation. A work of value deserves praise.
4.
To be worthy of, in a bad sense; to merit by an evil act; as, to deserve blame or punishment.
God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job 11.

DESERVE

,
Verb.
I.
To merit; to be worthy of or deserving; as, he deserves well or ill of his neighbor.

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