3. (Telegraphy) To send on from an intermediate station by means of a
repeater.
Re*sent" (r?-z?nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resented; p. pr. & vb. n.
Resenting.] [F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- + sentire to feel. See
Sense.] 1. To be sensible of; to feel; as: (a) In a good sense, to take
well; to receive with satisfaction. [Obs.]
Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably
resented by compassionate readers.
Sir T. Browne.
(b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront;
to be indignant at.
2. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or
acts.
The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably what he might
have resented safely.
Bolingbroke.
3. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; --
associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell.
See Resent, v. i. [Obs.]
This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly savor in the soul
of Saul.
Fuller.
Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his drift.
Fuller.
Re*sent", v. i. 1. To feel resentment. Swift.