v. i. [ F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament. ] To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. 2 Chron. xxxv. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. John xvi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden.
n. [ L. lamentum. Cf. Lament, v. ]
Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. lamentabilis: cf. F. lamentable. ]
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n. [ F. lamentation, L. lamentatio. ]
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Matt. ii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Mourned for; bewailed. [ 1913 Webster ]
This humble praise, lamented shade ! receive. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who laments. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Lamantin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lamentation. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lamentings heard i' the air. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a lamenting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]