beshame
beshame verb: to shame; put to shame.
Verb
beshame (third-person singular simple present beshames, present participle beshaming, simple past and past participle beshamed)
- To shame; put to shame.
- Controversy is the element of the learned person who has undertaken to beshame and chastise me: […]1832, The Philological Museum
- But His approval was a conventional outrage! What can be less in accord with the customs of society than to criticize and beshame one's host, especially if we judge him out of his own mouth?1902, John George Gibson, Watching for the daybreak! 31 sermons
Forms of beshame
| third-person singular present | beshames |
|---|---|
| present participle | beshaming |
| past participle | beshamed |
| past | beshamed |
Origin of beshame
From be- (“at, on, upon”) + shame.
Questions about beshame
- What does beshame mean?
- Beshame means to shame; put to shame.
- What part of speech is beshame?
- Beshame is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beshame?
- The past tense of beshame is beshamed.
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