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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deserve/dɪˈzɜːv/

▶verb do something or show qualities worthy of (a reward or punishment as appropriate).

– derivatives
deserved adjective,
deservedly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr. deservir, from L. deservire ‘serve well or zealously’.

'deserve' also found in these Oxford entries:

deserts - egalitarian - merit - value

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