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besaint

besaint verb: to make a saint of.

Verb

besaint (third-person singular simple present besaints, present participle besainting, simple past and past participle besainted)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To make a saint of.
    Synonyms:
    canonize

Synonyms of besaint

Forms of besaint

third-person singular presentbesaints
present participlebesainting
past participlebesainted
pastbesainted

Origin of besaint

From be- + saint.

Questions about besaint

What does besaint mean?
Besaint means to make a saint of.
What part of speech is besaint?
Besaint is a verb.
What is the past tense of besaint?
The past tense of besaint is besainted.

Words near besaint in the dictionary

  1. besaile
  2. besailed
  3. besailes
  4. besailing
  5. besails
  6. besaint
  7. besainted
  8. besainting
  9. besaints
  10. Besalan
  11. besalted

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