becalled
becalled is the simple past and past participle of becall.
Meaning of becall
Verb
becall (third-person singular simple present becalls, present participle becalling, simple past and past participle becalled)
- To accuse.
- I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall, and I to bescratch very liberally.1741, Conny Keyber (pseudonym; attributed to Henry Fielding), An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, edited by Sheridan W. Baker, Jr., Berkeley: University of California Press, 1953, Letter...
- To call upon; call forth; challenge.
- To call; summon.
- To call names; insult.
Questions about becalled
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- Becalled is the simple past and past participle of becall.
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