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Rue Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Rue? [n] leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy [n] European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [v] feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about Synonyms \| Synonyms for Rue: herb of grace \| regret \| repent \| Ruta graveolens Related Terms \| Find terms related to Rue: See Also \| experience \| feel \| genus Ruta \| herb \| herb \| herb of grace \| herbaceous plant \| rue \| rue \| Ruta \| Ruta graveolens Rue In Webster's Dictionary \Rue\, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ?; cf. AS. r?de.] 1. (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant ({Ruta graveolens}), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton. They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. {Goat's rue}. See under {Goat}. {Rue anemone}, a pretty springtime flower ({Thalictrum anemonides}) common in the United States. {Wall rue}, a little fern ({Asplenium Ruta-muraria}) common on walls in Europe. \Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruing}.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre['o]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf. {Ruth}.] 1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over. --Chaucer. I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. --Chapmen. Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues. --Milton. 2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] ``God wot, it rueth me.'' --Chaucer. 3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.] \Rue\, v. i. 1. To have compassion. [Obs.] God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue. --Chaucer. Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them. --Ridley. 2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent. Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. --Chaucer. Old year, we'll dearly rue for you. --Tennyson. \Rue\, n. [AS. hre['o]w. See {Rue}, v. t.] Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] --Shak.

Rue Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rue?

[n] leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
[n] European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
[v] feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rue: herb of grace | regret | repent | Ruta graveolens

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Rue In Webster's Dictionary

\Rue\, n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. ?; cf. AS. r?de.]
1. (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant ({Ruta
   graveolens}), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter
   taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.

         Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve,
         for he had much to see.               --Milton.

         They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy
         water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as
         we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.

2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.

{Goat's rue}. See under {Goat}.

{Rue anemone}, a pretty springtime flower ({Thalictrum
   anemonides}) common in the United States.

{Wall rue}, a little fern ({Asplenium Ruta-muraria}) common
   on walls in Europe.


\Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruing}.]
[OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre['o]wan;
akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel.
hruggr grieved, hrug[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf. {Ruth}.]
1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
   --Chaucer.

         I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. --Chapmen.

         Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues.
                                               --Milton.

2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] ``God wot, it rueth
   me.'' --Chaucer.

3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get
   released from. [Prov. Eng.]


\Rue\, v. i.
1. To have compassion. [Obs.]

         God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue.
                                               --Chaucer.

         Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them.
                                               --Ridley.

2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.

         Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. --Chaucer.

         Old year, we'll dearly rue for you.   --Tennyson.


\Rue\, n. [AS. hre['o]w. See {Rue}, v. t.]
Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] --Shak.

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