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greet

1. greet \'gre-t\ vt [ME greten, fr. OE gre-tan; akin to OE gr-tan] 1: 
   to address with expressions of kind wishes : HAIL  2: to meet or react to 
   in a specified manner {the candidate was ~(Xed with catcalls} 3: to be 
   perceived by {a sight ~ed her eyes}  - greet.er n
2. greet \'grat\ \'gr*t-*n\ vi or grat;  or grut.ten [ME greten, fr. OE 
   gr-tan; akin to ON gra-ta t]o weep Scot  : WEEP, LAMENT