becry

/bɪˈkɹaɪ/

becry verb: to cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.

Verb

becry (third-person singular simple present becries, present participle becrying, simple past and past participle becried)

(transitive) To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
- Wisdom, becried on either hand, will steer very nicely a middle course between these extremes; allowing here, forbidding there.1909, Harrington Sainsbury, Drugs and the drug habit
- "The Sun becried its death" — it rained during that fiesta celebrated on 4 May [...]1985, Américo Castro, Willard F. King, Selma Margaretten, The Spaniards: An Introduction to Their History
Synonyms:

bewail, grieve, sorrow, afterthink, begrieve, bemoan, bemourn, beweep, condole, deplore
(transitive) To accuse.

Synonyms:

accriminate, charge, inculpate, accuse, appeach, arraign, tax, criminate, have up, incriminate
(transitive) To bewitch.

Synonyms:

bechat, bespell, ensorcell, beglammer, bewitch, conjure, enchant, englamour, enspell, forspeak

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third-person singular present	becries
present participle	becrying
past participle	becried
past	becried

From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry.

What does becry mean?: Becry means to cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
What part of speech is becry?: Becry is a verb.
How do you pronounce becry?: Becry is pronounced /bɪˈkɹaɪ/.
What is the past tense of becry?: The past tense of becry is becried.

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