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beclepe

beclepe verb: to complain against; indict; accuse.

Verb

beclepe (third-person singular simple present beclepes, present participle becleping, simple past and past participle beclept or becleped)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To complain against; indict; accuse.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To call upon; address; accost.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To address as; call; name.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To summon to a higher court; appeal.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To appeal against; object to; disapprove.

Forms of beclepe

third-person singular presentbeclepes
present participlebecleping
past participlebeclept
pastbeclept
past participlebecleped
pastbecleped

Origin of beclepe

From Middle English beclepen, bicleopien, from Old English beclipian, becleopian (“to accuse, summon, challenge, sue at law”), equivalent to be- + clepe.

Questions about beclepe

What does beclepe mean?
Beclepe means to complain against; indict; accuse.
What part of speech is beclepe?
Beclepe is a verb.
What is the past tense of beclepe?
The past tense of beclepe is beclept.

Words near beclepe in the dictionary

  1. beclasps
  2. beclaw
  3. beclawed
  4. beclawing
  5. Beclean
  6. beclepe
  7. beclepes
  8. becleping
  9. beclept
  10. becliconazole
  11. beclimb

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