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bestemmed

bestemmed is the simple past and past participle of bestem.

Meaning of bestem

Verb

bestem (third-person singular simple present bestems, present participle bestemming, simple past and past participle bestemmed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To stem completely; stem all about; hinder.
    • Whence she might overglance the boundless boiling of billows, / Then she would rush to bestem the salt-plain's quivering wavelet / And from her ankles bare the dainty garment uplifting, / Spake she these words […]1894, Gaius Valerius Catullus, The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus

Questions about bestemmed

What is bestemmed the simple past and past participle of?
Bestemmed is the simple past and past participle of bestem.

Words near bestemmed in the dictionary

  1. bestealing
  2. besteals
  3. bested
  4. besteer
  5. bestem
  6. bestemmed
  7. bestems
  8. bestep
  9. bestepped
  10. bestepping
  11. besteps

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