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befolded

befolded is the simple past and past participle of befold.

Meaning of befold

Verb

befold (third-person singular simple present befolds, present participle befolding, simple past befolded or (obsolete) befeld, past participle befolded or (obsolete) befeld or (obsolete) befolden)

  1. (transitive) To fold up; fold around; wrap up; envelop.
    • And when I rant and rave and raise hell about the power structure and about slaverytood, and nigratood, and nigraism, and everything else that befolds me being a black woman every day, I still love people.1974, Harrisene Jackson, There's nothing I own that I want

Questions about befolded

What is befolded the simple past and past participle of?
Befolded is the simple past and past participle of befold.

Words near befolded in the dictionary

  1. befogged
  2. befogging
  3. befogs
  4. befoir
  5. befold
  6. befolded
  7. befolden
  8. befolding
  9. befolds
  10. befolkering
  11. befool

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