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benet

/bɪˈnɛt/

benet verb: to catch in a net; ensnare.

Verb

benet (third-person singular simple present benets, present participle benetting, simple past and past participle benetted)

  1. (transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
  2. (transitive) To surround as by a net.
    • Being thus benetted round with villainsc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Noun

IPA/ˈbɛnət/

benet (plural benets)

  1. An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.

Proper noun capitalized: Benet

Benet

  1. A surname.

Forms of benet

Verb
third-person singular presentbenets
present participlebenetting
past participlebenetted
pastbenetted
Noun
pluralbenets

Origin of benet

From be- + net.

From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).

Words that rhyme with benet

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Questions about benet

What does benet mean?
Benet means to catch in a net; ensnare.
What part of speech is benet?
Benet can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce benet?
Benet is pronounced /bɪˈnɛt/.
What is the past tense of benet?
The past tense of benet is benetted.

Words near benet in the dictionary

  1. Benesches
  2. Benesh
  3. Beneshes
  4. beneship
  5. beneshiply
  6. benet
  7. Benet's
  8. Benetnasch
  9. Benetnash
  10. benets
  11. Benett

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