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▪ I. † iˈmmerit, n. Obs.
[f. im-2 + merit: cf. L. immeritus undeserved.]
Want of merit; demerit.
1628Wither Brit. Rememb. i. 967 That Machivillian crew, who to endeare Their base immerits, fill the royal eare With tales. a1641Suckling (J.), My own immerit tell me it must not be for me. 1750Warburton Doctr. Grace Wks. 1811 VIII. 406 The immerit of good Works.
▪ II. † iˈmmerit, v. Obs.
[Back-formation from next.]
trans. Not to merit or deserve. Only in † iˈmmeriting pres. pple. and ppl. a., undeserving.
1635R. Carew in Lismore Papers (1888) Ser. ii. III. 222 Those honorable fauours..vouthsafed vnto poore immeritinge me. 1659Lady Alimony ii. v. in Hazl. Dodsley XIV. 307 Perish'd by th' immeriting touch Of a misshapen boor! 1676Baker in Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men (1841) II. 10 Immeriting so immense pains and favour from you. |