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beknight

Syllables: be·knightUK/bɪˈnaɪt/US/bɪˈnaɪt/

beknight verb: to make a knight of.

Verb

beknight (third-person singular simple present beknights, present participle beknighting, simple past and past participle beknighted)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make a knight of.
    Synonyms:
    knight

Synonyms of beknight

Forms of beknight

third-person singular presentbeknights
present participlebeknighting
past participlebeknighted
pastbeknighted

Origin of beknight

From be- + knight.

Words that rhyme with beknight

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Questions about beknight

What does beknight mean?
Beknight means to make a knight of.
What part of speech is beknight?
Beknight is a verb.
How do you pronounce beknight?
Beknight is pronounced /bɪˈnaɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of beknight?
The past tense of beknight is beknighted.

Words near beknight in the dictionary

  1. beknaved
  2. beknaves
  3. beknaving
  4. beknew
  5. beknickered
  6. beknight
  7. beknighted
  8. beknighting
  9. beknights
  10. beknit
  11. beknitting

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