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rue

UK/ɹuː/ US/ɹʉw/ fairly common
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

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2.

leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

3.

an explanation that results from interpreting something

  • “the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence”
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4.

(French) a street or road in France

verb

1.

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

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Origin

From Middle English rewe, reowe, from Old English hrēow (“sorrow, regret, penitence, repentance, penance”), from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwu (“pain, sadness, regret, repentance”). Cognates include German reuen (“to regret, to repent”) and Dutch rouwen (“to mourn, to grieve”). Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krows-. If so, note the same sense evolution with in this case cognate Russian круши́ть (krušítʹ, “to destroy, to shatter”), Russian сокруша́ться (sokrušátʹsja, “to be distressed, to grieve (for, over)”). Also compare Czech truchlit from Proto-Slavic *truxlъ.

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