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Pronunciation : Meek
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam
Definition : 1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive. Not the man Moses was very meek. Num. xii. 3.
2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. "Her meek prayer." Chaucer.
Syn. -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See Gentle.
[Compar. Meeker; superl. Meekest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Meek, Meek"en (-'n)
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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