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repine

 [ri-pahyn]   Origin

re·pine

   [ri-pahyn]
verb (used without object), -pined, -pin·ing.
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
Origin:
1520–30; re- + pine2

Related forms
re·pin·er, noun
un·re·pined, adjective
un·re·pin·ing, adjective
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repine (rɪˈpaɪn)
 
—vb
(intr) to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent
 
[C16: from re- + pine²]

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repine
1449, probably from re-, intensive prefix, + pine (v.) "yearn."
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