| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  d d |
| NOUN: | 1. Something that is carried out; an act or action. 2. A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit. 3. Action or performance in general: Deeds, not words, matter most. 4. Law A document sealed as an instrument of bond, contract, or conveyance, especially relating to property. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: deed·ed, deed·ing, deeds
To transfer by means of a deed: deeded the property to the children. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English dede, from Old English d d. See dh- in Appendix I.
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