repent

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
  2. Verb.  (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To be sorry for, to regret.
  5. Verb.  (archaic, transitive) To cause to have sorrow or regret.
  6. Verb.  (obsolete, reflexive) To cause (oneself) to feel pain or regret.

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