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Definition of deserve : 1. To be worthy of recompense; - usually with ill or with well.
2. To earn by service; to be worthy of ( something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise.
3. To serve; to treat; to benefit.

Synonyms:

have the right to, rate, lay claim to, gain, well-earned, undeserved, be worthy of, due, get, be entitled to, be deserving, justify, reap what you sow, have it coming, take the rap (for something), deserved, get it, win, earn, earn as due compensation, belong to, deserving

merit, warrant

Usage examples:

• Well, we will do our best to deserve them." - "With Moore At Corunna", G. A. Henty.
• She doesn't deserve it from you or any one. - "Elsie's Womanhood", Martha Finley.
• You don't deserve the honour of making the 'varsity in your fourth year, Clint. - "Left Tackle Thayer", Ralph Henry Barbour.