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اعتذل

Root: عذل

Form: 8

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اعتذلVIII He blamed, or censured, himself: or i. q. قَبِلَ المَلَامَةَ [he admitted, or accepted, blame, or censure]; as also تعذّل : [or, accord. to SM,] one says, اعتذل الرَّجُلَ and تعذّل as meaning قَبِلَ مِنْهُ المَلَامَةَ وَأَعْتَبَ [i. e. he admitted, or accepted, blame, or censure, from the man, and reverted; but I think that the right reading is الرَّجُلُ, and that منه should be erased].
2 Also He shot, or cast, a second time; having shot, or cast, and missed: or, accord. to the A, he blamed himself for having missed, and therefore shot, or cast, a second time, and hit.
3 And i. q. اِعْتَزَمَ [perhaps said of a man, and meaning He kept to the course, or right course, in running, or walking, &c.: but more probably, I think, said of a horse, meaning he went along overcoming his rider, in his running, not complying with his desire when he pulled him in]: accord. to AA, said of a horse as meaning he went quickly, after slowness, and strove, or exerted himself.
4 And اعتذل يَوْمُنَا Our day became intensely hot; as though it had been remiss, and made amends for its remissness by excess, blaming itself for what had proceeded from it.
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