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Twit \Twit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[imac]tan to reproach,
blame; aet at + w[imac]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to
observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the
meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure,
OHG. firw[imac]zan, Goth. fraweitan to avenge, L. videre to
see. See {Vision}, {Wit}.]
To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault,
defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to
upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.
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This these scoffers twitted the Christians with.
--Tillotson.
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Aesop minds men of their errors, without twitting them
for what is amiss. --L'Estrange.
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