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becoloured

becoloured is the simple past and past participle of becolour.

Meaning of becolour

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

Questions about becoloured

What is becoloured the simple past and past participle of?
Becoloured is the simple past and past participle of becolour.

Words near becoloured in the dictionary

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

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