shend
[ shend ]
verb (used with object),shent, shend·ing.Archaic.
to put to shame.
to reproach or scold.
to destroy or injure; damage.
Origin of shend
1before 900; Middle English s(c)henden,Old English (ge)scendan (cognate with Dutch schenden,German schänden), derivative of scand shame, infamy
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How to use shend in a sentence
I wrote my requisition to the doctor while shend was struggling to his feet.
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British Dictionary definitions for shend
shend
/ (ʃɛnd) /
verbshends, shending or shent (ʃɛnt) (tr) archaic
to put to shame
to chide or reproach
to injure or destroy
Origin of shend
1Old English gescendan, from scand shame
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