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begod

begod verb: to exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.

Verb

begod (third-person singular simple present begods, present participle begodding, simple past and past participle begodded)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.
    • And thus by degrees paganism came to be christened into a new name, by their setting up their divi, or begodded tutelar saints, and prosecuting their apotheosis with divine worship.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Forms of begod

third-person singular presentbegods
present participlebegodding
past participlebegodded
pastbegodded

Origin of begod

From be- + god.

Questions about begod

What does begod mean?
Begod means to exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify.
What part of speech is begod?
Begod is a verb.
What is the past tense of begod?
The past tense of begod is begodded.

Words near begod in the dictionary

  1. begnets
  2. Begnécourt
  3. bego
  4. begoateed
  5. begob
  6. begod
  7. begodded
  8. begodding
  9. begods
  10. begoes
  11. begoggled

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