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begifting

begifting noun: the act or process of giving or bestowing gifts; endowment. Also the present participle and gerund of begift.

Noun

begifting (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of giving or bestowing gifts; endowment.
    • Just as she knows that she has every right to expect begifting and support, so he knows that he can expect sexual favors.1977, Deborah Pellow, Women in Accra: options for autonomy
    • The more heinous and violent the crime, the greater the gifts. In this manner the perpetrator was once more urged to become a member of the community. He was absorbed back through this elaborate process of begifting.1994, Jenifer Levin, Water dancer

Also used as

begifting is also the present participle and gerund of begift.

Origin of begifting

From begift + -ing.

Questions about begifting

What does begifting mean?
Begifting means the act or process of giving or bestowing gifts; endowment.
What part of speech is begifting?
Begifting is a noun.

Words near begifting in the dictionary

  1. beghosts
  2. Begic
  3. Begics
  4. begift
  5. begifted
  6. begifting
  7. begifts
  8. begigged
  9. begild
  10. begilded
  11. begilding

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