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  1. 1. a. Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Same as Reptant. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. turn away from sin or do penitence Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about Source: wordnet
  11. 11. Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems. Gray. Source: adambom

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