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besmile

besmile verb: to smile at; give or show a smile to.

Verb

besmile (third-person singular simple present besmiles, present participle besmiling, simple past and past participle besmiled)

  1. (transitive) To smile at; give or show a smile to.
    • "[...] Death's sting he felt, who touched our belt; O Love, didst thou besmile me?"1857, Charles Bagot Cayley, Psyche's interludes - Page 92
    • [...] as to whether it would be to allow this matter to pass, as it did in the case of Awrey, without any evidence — simply to besmile it away; [...]1885, Ontario. Legislative Assembly, Sessional papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario

Forms of besmile

third-person singular presentbesmiles
present participlebesmiling
past participlebesmiled
pastbesmiled

Origin of besmile

From be- + smile.

Words formed from besmile

Questions about besmile

What does besmile mean?
Besmile means to smile at; give or show a smile to.
What part of speech is besmile?
Besmile is a verb.
What is the past tense of besmile?
The past tense of besmile is besmiled.

Words near besmile in the dictionary

  1. besmearer
  2. besmearers
  3. besmearing
  4. besmears
  5. besmell
  6. besmile
  7. besmiled
  8. besmiles
  9. besmiling
  10. besmirch
  11. besmirched

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