grieve English
Etymology 1
From the conjugated forms of (etyl) .
Verb
( griev)
To cause sorrow or distress to.
* Bible, Eph. iv. 30
- Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.
* Cowper
- The maidens grieved themselves at my concern.
To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
- to grieve one's fate
To experience grief.
(archaic) To harm.
To submit or file a grievance.
* 2009 D'Amico, Rob , Editor, Texas Teacher , published by Texas AFT (affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO); "Austin classified employees gain due process rights", April 2009, p14:
- Even if the executive director rules against the employee on appeal, the employee can still grieve the termination to the superintendent followed by an appeal to the [...] Board of Trustees.
Derived terms
* grieved
* griever
* grievingly
Related terms
* grievance
* grievous
* grief
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete) A governor of a town or province.
(chiefly, Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
* Sir Walter Scott
- Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve .
Derived terms
* (l)
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molest English
(Child sexual abuse)
Verb
( en verb)
To annoy intentionally
To disturb or tamper with.
* Hooker
- They have molested the church with needless opposition.
To sexually abuse, especially a minor
- The woman who molested the child she was babysitting has been arrested.
Derived terms
* molester
* molestful
Related terms
* molestation
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