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What is the verb for envy?

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envy
  1. (transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at). [15th-18th c.]
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge. [16th-18th c.]
  4. (obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
  5. (obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
  6. (obsolete) To hate.
  7. (obsolete) To emulate.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. begrudge, resent, grudge, mind, be envious of, be jealous of, be resentful of, covet, be resentful, be envious, be jealous, eat your heart out, object to, feel aggrieved about, take exception to, be angry about, be displeased about, feel bitter about, be annoyed about, regret, have hard feelings about, bear a grudge about, be in a huff about, be bitter about, loathe, complain about, hold against, dislike, hate, take offence, have hard feelings, harbor a grudge, harbour a grudge about, be put off by, be insulted, take as an insult, get nose out of joint, bear a grudge, take umbrage at, be offended by, take umbrage, feel envious of, feel bitter, not like, be vexed, be displeased at, take offense, frown at, take amiss to, be in a huff … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “While terribly excited, she was also worried that other people would envy her success and treat her differently.”
      “Sophie, delightfully French, totally authentic and full of fun, had left a career that most would envy.”
envying
  1. present participle of envy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. begrudging, resenting, grudging, minding, coveting, eating your heart out, disliking, hating, taking offence, objecting to, feeling aggrieved about, taking exception to, having hard feelings, having hard feelings about, taking as an insult, harbouring a grudge about, feeling envious of, not liking, taking offense, bearing a grudge about, feeling jealous of, taking something amiss, feeling bitter, getting nose out of joint, feeling aggrieved at, frowning at, taking something ill, taking umbrage at, feeling sore, harboring a grudge, feeling aggrieved, taking exception, railing against, taking offence at, harbouring a grudge against, bearing a grudge, taking umbrage, feeling bitter about, taking amiss to, showing antipathy towards, desiring, wanting, craving, hankering, yearning, hungering, thirsting, longing, lusting … more
envyed
  1. Obsolete spelling of envied; simple past tense and past participle of envy
envies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of envy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. begrudges, resents, grudges, minds, covets, eats your heart out, dislikes, hates, takes offence, objects to, takes exception to, feels aggrieved about, harbors a grudge, takes something ill, bears a grudge about, takes offense, takes amiss to, frowns at, feels bitter about, feels aggrieved, feels aggrieved at, harbours a grudge against, feels envious of, bears a grudge, rails against, takes umbrage at, feels bitter, feels jealous of, shows antipathy towards, gets nose out of joint, takes offence at, harbours a grudge about, takes as an insult, has hard feelings about, feels sore, takes exception, takes umbrage, has hard feelings, takes something amiss, desires, wants, craves, hankers, yearns, hungers, thirsts, longs, lusts, longs for … more
envieth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of envy
enviest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of envy
envied
  1. simple past tense and past participle of envy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. begrudged, resented, resent, grudged, minded, coveted, ate your heart out, eaten your heart out, disliked, hated, objected to, felt aggrieved about, felt aggrieved at, frowned at, felt bitter about, harboured a grudge against, felt bitter, felt envious of, harbored a grudge, felt sore, harboured a grudge about, not liked, beared a grudge about, had hard feelings about, felt aggrieved, felt jealous of, had hard feelings, railed against, taken offence, took offence, taken exception to, took exception to, taken umbrage at, took umbrage at, taken something amiss, got nose out of joint, gotten nose out of joint, took umbrage, taken amiss to, taken umbrage, taken exception, shown antipathy towards, taken offense, took something ill, took offence at, taken something ill, took as an insult, took offense, took amiss to, showed antipathy towards … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “So many people envied me, but they didn't realize that I was just a pretty bird in a gilded cage.”
      “I envied how the material was so malleable compared to wood and that one could get so close to it.”
      “I envied how Jake and Noah looked rested while they sat at the breakfast table eating their cereal while I looked like crud.”
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