ENVY (2)

En″vy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Envying.] [[F. envier.]] 1. 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.
A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty. Collier. Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. Rambler. 2. 2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy behavior. Shak. Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. Froude. 3. 3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. T. Gray. 4. 4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best mistress, Put me against a wall. J. Fletcher. 5. 5. To hate. Marlowe.
6. 6. To emulate. Spenser.