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Rue, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ; cf. AS. rde.].
Goat's rue. See under Goat. -- Rue anemone, a pretty springtime flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States. -- Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.
Rue, v. t. [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hreówan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug sorrow. Ruth.].
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To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
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"I wept to see, and rued it from my heart."
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"Thy will
Chose freely what it now so justly rues."
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To cause to grieve; to afflict. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [1913 Webster]
Rue, v. i.
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To have compassion. [
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"God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue."
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"Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them."
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To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. [
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"Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue."
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"Old year, we'll dearly rue for you."
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Rue,
n. [AS.
hreów. See
Rue,
v. t.].
THESAURUS
Rue
affliction, anguish, be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, care, commiseration, compassion, compunction, contriteness, contrition, deplore, dole, grief, heartache, heartbreak, penance, penitently, regret, remorse, remorsefulness, repent, repentance, repine, rue the day, ruth, sympathy, woe
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Rue
Regret
VB
regret, deplore, bewail, repine, cast a longing lingering look behind, rue, rue the day, repent, infandum renovare dolorem, prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind, leave an aching void.
Penitence
VB
repent, be sorry for, be penitent, rue, regret, think better of, recant, knock under, plead guilty, sing miserere, sing de profundis, cry peccavi, own oneself in the wrong, acknowledge, confess, (disclose), humble oneself, beg pardon, turn over a new leaf, put on the new man, turn from sin, reclaim, repent in sackcloth and ashes, (do penance), learn by experience.
Unsavoriness
N
unsavoriness, amaritude, acrimony, acridity (bitterness), roughness, acerbity, austerity, gall and wormwood, rue, quassia, aloes, marah, sickener, unsavory, unpalatable, unsweetened, unsweet, ill-flavored, bitter, bitter as gall, acrid, acrimonious, rough, offensive, repulsive, nasty, sickening, nauseous, loathsome, fulsome, unpleasant.