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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]
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1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
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2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
followed by the objective personal pronoun.
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
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Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
had deserved. --Milton.
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3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.
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