Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Envying.] [F. envier.]
   1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
      feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any
      one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or
      good fortune and a longing to possess it.
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            A woman does not envy a man for his fighting
            courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
                                                  --Collier.
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            Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
                                                  --Rambler.
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   2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
      repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or
      good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);
      to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
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            I have seen thee fight,
            When I have envied thy behavior.      --Shak.
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            Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their
            cool mountain breezes.                --Froude.
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   3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
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            Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.
                                                  Gray.
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   4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]
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            If I make a lie
            To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
            Put me against a wall.                --J. Fletcher.
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   5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.
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   6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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