RUE, v.t. ru. [L. rudo, to roar, to bray.] To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day.Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues.RUE, v.i. To have compassion. [Not in use.] RUE, n. Sorrow; repentance. [Not in use.] RUE, n. ru. [Gr. L.] A plant of the genus Ruta, of several species. The common garden rue is medicinal, as a stimulant and detergent.
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