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deed definition

deed (dēd)

noun

  1. a thing done; act
  2. a feat of courage, skill, etc.
  3. action; actual performance honest in word and deed
  4. Law a document under seal which, when delivered, transfers a present interest in property

Etymology: ME dede < OE ded, dæd, akin to Ger tat, ODu dede, ON dath, Goth deds: for IE base see do

transitive verb

to transfer (property) by such a document
deed Idioms

in deed

in fact; really

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deed Synonyms

deed

n.

  1. An action

    act, commission, accomplishment, feat; see action 2.

  2. Legal title to real property

    document, release, agreement, instrument, charter, title, title deed, record, certificate, voucher, indenture, warranty, lease; see also record 1, security 2.


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deed Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • valor: The innumerable actions, the countless deeds of valor of the last week, cannot all be recorded now.

Converse of object

  • execute: Assent is given by executing the deed or providing the trustee with a witnessed written assent.

Adjective modifier

  • dastardly: For a start, will he revoke the Government's 1999 order behind which the Tories are hiding for their dastardly deed?

Modifies a noun

  • poll: The idea is to replicate the name change shown on your lost deed poll document.

Noun used with modifier

  • title: The title deeds also describe the precise extent of the property.
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deed quotes

   We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievouslyhave committed,By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us.

-Book of Common Prayer

   The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

  Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity. He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare: At whatever timethe deed took placeö!

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

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