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becolour

becolour verb: to impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.

Verb

becolour (third-person singular simple present becolours, present participle becolouring, simple past and past participle becoloured)

  1. (transitive) To impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.
    • Bring the wine (of love), wherewith we may becolour the garment of hypocrisy (borrowed, illusory, centreless existence); For, we are intoxicated with the cup of pride; and (with us only) the name of sensibleness — is.1891, Hāfiz, The Dīvān - Volume 1 - Page 143
    Synonyms:
    behue

Synonyms of becolour

Forms of becolour

third-person singular presentbecolours
present participlebecolouring
past participlebecoloured
pastbecoloured
alternative formbecolor

Origin of becolour

From be- + colour.

Questions about becolour

What does becolour mean?
Becolour means to impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.
What part of speech is becolour?
Becolour is a verb.
What is the past tense of becolour?
The past tense of becolour is becoloured.

Words near becolour in the dictionary

  1. becollared
  2. becolor
  3. becolored
  4. becoloring
  5. becolors
  6. becolour
  7. becoloured
  8. becolouring
  9. becolours
  10. become
  11. become of

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