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bedrite

/ˈbɛdˌɹaɪt/

bedrite noun: the duty or privilege of the marriage bed.

Noun

bedrite (plural bedrites)

  1. The duty or privilege of the marriage bed.

Verb

IPA/bəˈdɹaɪt/

bedrite (third-person singular simple present bedrites, present participle bedriting, simple past bedrote or bedrit, past participle bedritten)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To befoul with ordure; bedirt.

Forms of bedrite

Noun
pluralbedrites
alternative formbedright
Verb
third-person singular presentbedrites
present participlebedriting
pastbedrote
pastbedrit
past participlebedritten

Origin of bedrite

From bed + rite.

From be- + drite.

Questions about bedrite

What does bedrite mean?
Bedrite means the duty or privilege of the marriage bed.
What part of speech is bedrite?
Bedrite can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce bedrite?
Bedrite is pronounced /ˈbɛdˌɹaɪt/.
What is the plural of bedrite?
The plural of bedrite is bedrites.

Words near bedrite in the dictionary

  1. bedrinks
  2. bedrip
  3. bedripped
  4. bedripping
  5. bedrips
  6. bedrite
  7. bedrites
  8. bedrive
  9. bedrivel
  10. bedriveled
  11. bedriveling

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