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اعنتهُ

Root: عنت

Form: 4

Full Definition

اعنتهُIV , (Verbal.Noun إِعْنَاتٌ, Mgh,) He caused him to fall into difficulty, hardship, or distress; into that which was difficult, hard, or distressing, to him to bear. See also 1, and 2.
2 He treated him with hardness, or roughness, such as the latter could not bear, and so caused him to limp, or halt.
3 He treated him roughly, or without gentleness, and so harmed, or injured, him.
4 He, or it, broke it after it had been set and united: or he treated it roughly, or ungently, so that the fracture became worse.
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