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   deed

   /diːd/

   noun

   • 1. an action that is performed intentionally or consciously: literary "doing good deeds" Similar actactionactivityfeatexploitperformanceachievementaccomplishmentattainmentendeavoureffortundertakingenterprise
   • ▪ a brave or noble act: "their deeds will live on in song"
   • ▪ action or performance: "she had erred in both deed and manner" Similar factrealitytruthactuality
   • 2. a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights: "mortgage deeds" Similar legal documentcontractlegal agreementindentureinstrumenttitle deeddeed of covenant

   verb

   • 1. convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed: North American "they deeded their property to their children"

   Word Origin Old Englishdēd, dǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daad and German Tat, from an Indo-European root shared by do1.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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