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befettered

befettered is the simple past and past participle of befetter.

Meaning of befetter

Verb

befetter (third-person singular simple present befetters, present participle befettering, simple past and past participle befettered)

  1. (transitive) To confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters.
    • They are the mute representatives of their tongue-tied, befettered, heavy-laden Nations; who from out of that dark bewilderment gaze wistful, amazed, with half-incredulous hope, towards you, and this your bright light of a French Federation[.]1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter X, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book I (The Feast of Pikes), page 52

Questions about befettered

What is befettered the simple past and past participle of?
Befettered is the simple past and past participle of befetter.

Words near befettered in the dictionary

  1. befeld
  2. befell
  3. beferned
  4. befetished
  5. befetter
  6. befettered
  7. befettering
  8. befetters
  9. befevered
  10. befezzed
  11. befie

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