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reward(2)(dictionary)
reward(1)(dictionary)
reward 2, verb(dictionary)
reward 1, noun(dictionary)
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reward(2) (iou)



reward verb. ME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French rewarder = Old French reguarder, regarder REGARD verb.]
I. verb trans. Regard, heed, consider; observe. ME-E17.
verb trans. Agree; determine, decide. Only in LME.
verb intrans. Look; give heed. rare. Only in LME.
II. verb trans. Assign or give (a thing) to a person as a reward or recompense. ME-M17.
Bible (AV): 1 Samuel 24:17 Thou hast rewarded mee good, whereas I haue rewarded thee euill.
verb trans. Repay or recompense (a person) for service, merit, etc. ME.
B. Vine Her husband..had been rewarded with a knighthood for some..merchant-banking service.
b. Hunting & Falconry. Give (a hound or hawk) part of the carcass of the quarry directly after a kill. LME-E17.
c. Give (a person) something from another person's legacy. LME-E17.
verb trans.
a. Compensate for (a deficiency). Only in LME.
b. Requite, make return for, (a service, a person's efforts, etc.). M16.
Asian Art Asia rewards our attention as does no other part of the world.
verb trans.
a. Pay back (harm or evil) to a person. rare. LME-M16.
b. Repay (a person) for wrongdoing; punish. L15-L17.
Bible (AV): 2 Samuel 3:39 The LORD shall reward the doer of euill, according to his wickedness.
rewardable adjective able to be rewarded; worthy or deserving of reward: LME.
rewardableness noun M17.
rewardably adverb LME.
rewarder noun a person who rewards someone or something; a repayer of a person or thing: ME.