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Shend \Shend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shent; p. pr. & vb. n. Shending.]

[AS. scendan to disgrace, bring to shame, from sceand, sceond, disgrace, dishonor, shame; akin to G. schande, Goth. skanda. See Shame, n.]

1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.]

``Loss of time shendeth us.'' --Chaucer.

I fear my body will be shent. --Dryden.

2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [Archaic] --R. Browning.

The famous name of knighthood foully shend. --Spenser.

She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser stars. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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