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What's The Definition Of Shend?Synonyms | Synonyms for Shend: Related Terms | Find terms related to Shend: See Also | Shend In Webster's Dictionary \Shend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shent}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shending}.] [AS. scendan to disgrace, bring to shame, from
sceand, sceond, disgrace, dishonor, shame; akin to G.
schande, Goth. skanda. See {Shame}, n.]
1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] ``Loss of time
shendeth us.'' --Chaucer.
I fear my body will be shent. --Dryden.
2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or
put to shame. [Archaic] --R. Browning.
The famous name of knighthood foully shend.
--Spenser.
She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser
stars. --Spenser.
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