De‐serve″ (dē̍‐zẽrv″), v. i. To be worthy of recompense; — usually with ill or with well.
One man may merit or deserve of another. South.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.