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bebloody

bebloody verb: to make bloody.

Verb

bebloody (third-person singular simple present bebloodies, present participle bebloodying, simple past and past participle bebloodied)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make bloody.

Forms of bebloody

third-person singular presentbebloodies
present participlebebloodying
past participlebebloodied
pastbebloodied

Origin of bebloody

From Middle English biblodegien, alteration of *ȝeblodegien (“to make bloody”), from Old English ġeblōdgian, blōdgian (“to be bloodthirsty, make bloody, cover with blood”), equivalent to be- + bloody. Compare bebleed.

Questions about bebloody

What does bebloody mean?
Bebloody means to make bloody.
What part of speech is bebloody?
Bebloody is a verb.
What is the past tense of bebloody?
The past tense of bebloody is bebloodied.

Words near bebloody in the dictionary

  1. beblistering
  2. beblood
  3. beblooded
  4. beblooding
  5. bebloods
  6. bebloody
  7. bebloodying
  8. beblot
  9. beblotched
  10. beblotting
  11. beblow

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