Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: offend – oftentimes
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offend (-ed), v. [OFr 'to strike against, attack, injure' < L. 'strike against, vex, injure'.]
- To displease; to affront; to anger.
- To push against; to assault.
offense (offence), n. [ME < OE < L. offensu-s, annoyance, see offend, v.]
- A transgression of law, divine or human; a crime; a sin.
- A cause of stumbling; an impediment.
offer, n. [Fr. see offer, v.]
A proposal to be accepted or rejected; presentation to choice.
offer (-ed, -s), v. [OE < L. offero, to bring before, present, offer.]
- To present for acceptance or rejection; to exhibit; to put forth.
- To present in words; to make a proposal.
- To bid, as a price or reward.
offering, n. [OE offrung, offrian to offer; see offer, v.]
That which is presented in divine service, presented to God for religious purposes; a sacrifice; an oblation.
office, n. [OFr < L. officium, duty, function.]
A particular duty, charge, or trust conferred.
officer (-s), n. [OFr < L., see office. n.]
A person commissioned or authorized to perform a public duty.
oft, adv. [Germanic]
Often; frequently; not rarely.
often (-er), adv. [An extended form of the Old English oft.]
Frequently, not rarely.
oftentimes, adv. [see often, adv. + time, n.]
Frequently; regularly.