pitied

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pitied - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pity \Pit"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pitied; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pitying.]
     1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to
        compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings
        toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering.
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              Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord
              pitieth them that fear him.           --Ps. ciii.
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     2. To move to pity; -- used impersonally. [Obs.]
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              It pitieth them to see her in the dust. --Bk. of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
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