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A deed of displacement (4).Etymology
From Old English dēd, (West Saxon) dǣd, from Proto-Germanic *-dēdi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēti-. Cognate with Dutch daad, German Tat, Swedish dåd. The PIE root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis), Latin conditio.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːd
Noun
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Singular deed |
Plural deeds |
deed (plural deeds)
- An action or act; something that is done.
- I will punish whomever is responsible for this deed!
- A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
- The knight's deeds won the hearts of the people.
- Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
- I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.
- (law) A legal contract showing bond.
- I inherited the deed to the house.
Synonyms
Verb
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Infinitive to deed |
Third person singular deeds |
Simple past deeded |
Past participle deeded |
Present participle deeding |
to deed (third-person singular simple present deeds, present participle deeding, simple past and past participle deeded)
- (informal) To transfer real property by deed.
- He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.
Dutch
Verb
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Scots
Verb
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