mercify en · VERB
Etymology
From mercy + -fy.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity.
Whilest she did weepe, of no man mercifide […]
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mercified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mercified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| mercifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| mercifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
rue · compassionate · pity · feel sorry for · commiserate · mercify · rue · take pity · feel someone's pain · condole · commiserate · compassion