Rē'pent1, a.
a. [Lat. repens, p. pr. of repere, to creep, Pr. reper, It. repere.] Creeping; as, a repent root or animal.
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Repent
Re-pĕnt’2, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. REPENTED; p. pr. & vb. n. REPENTING.] [Fr. se repentir, Pr. repentir, O. Sp. repentirse, It. repentere, repentirsi, ripentirsi, L. Lat. repœnitere, from Lat. re, again, and pœnitēre, to make repent, pœnitet me, it repents me, I repent, orig. to punish, torment, disturb, from pœnīre, punīre, to punish, pœna, punishment, Gr. ποινή.]
Sense 1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do.
First she relents With pity; of that pity then repents. Prior.
Sense 2. To change the mind or course of conduct on account of regret or dissatisfaction with what has occurred.
Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return. Ex. xiii. 17.
Sense 3. (Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to renounce the love and practice of sin.
Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 3.
Re-pĕnt’3, v. t.
v. t. 1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. I do repent it from my very soul. Shak. 2. To feel sorrow or pain;— used reflexively. [Obs.] I do repent me that I put it to you. Shak. My father has repented him ere now. Prior.