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Webster 1913 Edition
Harass
Har′ass
(hăr′as or hȧ-răs′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Harassed
(hăr′ast or hȧ-răst′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Harassing
.] [F.
harasser
; cf. OF. harace
a basket made of cords, harace
, harasse
,a very heavy and large shield; or harer
to set (a dog) on.] To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; – sometimes followed by out.
[Troops]
harassed
with a long and wearisome march. Bacon.
Nature oppressed and
harass’d
out with care. Addison.
Syn. – To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry; disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex; molest; trouble; disturb; torment.
Har′ass
,Noun.
1.
Devastation; waste.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
Worry; harassment.
[R.]
Byron.
Webster 1828 Edition
Harass
HAR'ASS
, v.t.1.
To weary; to fatigue to excess; to tire with bodily labor; as, to harass an army by a long march.2.
To weary with importunity, care, or perplexity; to tease; to perplex. Nature oppress'd and harrass'd out with care.
3.
To waste or desolate.HAR'ASS
,Noun.