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غايظهُ

Root: غيظ

Form: 3

Full Definition

غايظهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُغَايَظَةٌ: see 1: [originally, He angered him, or enraged him, or the like, being angered, or enraged, or the like, by him.
2 And hence, because emulation, or the like, often causes mutual anger,] He emulated him, vied with him, or strove to overcome or surpass him, and did like as he did.
3 مُغَايَظَةٌ also signifies An acting in a leisurely manner: or it is [a] mutual [acting in that manner].
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