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Verb: repent  ri'pent
  1. Turn away from sin or do penitence
    "The criminal repented for his misdeeds";
    - atone
     
  2. Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
    "He repented his harsh words";
    - regret, rue

Derived forms: repents, repenting, repented

Type of: experience, feel, reject

Encyclopedia: Repent, Harlequin, Said the Tick Tock Man