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  • 1deserve — deserve, merit, earn, rate mean to be or become worthy of something as recompense whether by way of reward or punishment. Deserve implies a just claim which entitles one to something good or evil, usually on the ground of actions done or… …

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  • 2Deserve the Future Tour — World tour by Them Crooked Vultures Associated album Them Crooked Vultures Start date August 9, 2009 (2009 08 09) End date July& …

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  • 3Deserve — De*serve (d[ e]*z[ e]rv ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserving}.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de + servire to serve. See {Serve}.] 1. To earn by service; to be worthy… …

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  • 4deserve — de*serve (d[ e]*z[ e]rv ), v. i. To be worthy of recompense; usually with ill or with well. [1913 Webster] One man may merit or deserve of another. South. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5deserve — early 13c., from O.Fr. deservir (Mod.Fr. desservir) deserve, be worthy of, earn, merit, from L. deservire serve well, from de completely (see DE (Cf. de )) + servire to serve (see SERVE (Cf. serve)). From be entitled to because of good s …

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  • 6deserve — [di zʉrv′] vt. deserved, deserving [ME deserven < OFr deservir, to deserve < L deservire, to serve diligently < de , intens. + servire, SERVE] to have a right to because of acts or qualities; be worthy of (reward, punishment, etc.);… …

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  • 7deserve a medal — spoken phrase used for saying that you think someone has dealt with a difficult situation very well Thesaurus: ways of praising someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: deserve …

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  • 8deserve better — deserve better/more/ phrase to be worth better things or better treatment than you are getting He’s worked very hard for the company and deserves better. Thesaurus: deserving and deservedsynonym to buy somethingsynonym …

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  • 9deserve more — deserve better/more/ phrase to be worth better things or better treatment than you are getting He’s worked very hard for the company and deserves better. Thesaurus: deserving and deservedsynonym to buy somethingsynonym …

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  • 10deserve — index earn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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