befruit
befruit verb: to endow, cover, or adorn with fruit (all senses); (by extension) to make fruitful.
Verb
befruit (third-person singular simple present befruits, present participle befruiting, simple past and past participle befruited)
- To endow, cover, or adorn with fruit (all senses); (by extension) to make fruitful.
- I present to Thee these new children, with whom Thou hast so quickly befruited it and also my desire that they receive holy Baptism, since they have already been instructed in the faith.1902, María de Jesús (de Agreda, sor), Mystical City of God
- A fresh young Germany must be planted here and there across the seas. We shall befruit it... with the outcome of our toils and struggles, beget and bring up noblest children, children like unto the gods.1951, Jay H. Cerf, The Intellectual Basis of Nazism, page 115
- Synonyms:
- fruiten
Synonyms of befruit
Forms of befruit
| third-person singular present | befruits |
|---|---|
| present participle | befruiting |
| past participle | befruited |
| past | befruited |
Origin of befruit
From be- (“upon, about, all over”) + fruit.
Words formed from befruit
Questions about befruit
- What does befruit mean?
- Befruit means to endow, cover, or adorn with fruit (all senses); (by extension) to make fruitful.
- What part of speech is befruit?
- Befruit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of befruit?
- The past tense of befruit is befruited.
Words near befruit in the dictionary
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