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beswathe

/bɪˈsweɪð/

beswathe verb: to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively).

Verb

beswathe (third-person singular simple present beswathes, present participle beswathing, simple past and past participle beswathed)

  1. (Scotland, dated) to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively).
    • A truth beswathed by the cover of lies.
    • The night beswathed the sloomy holt with a pall of darkness.

Forms of beswathe

third-person singular presentbeswathes
present participlebeswathing
past participlebeswathed
pastbeswathed

Origin of beswathe

From Middle English *beswathen (“to becover”), from Old English swaþian (“to cover”), equivalent to be- + swathe (“to becover”).

Words that rhyme with beswathe

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Questions about beswathe

What does beswathe mean?
Beswathe means to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively).
What part of speech is beswathe?
Beswathe is a verb.
How do you pronounce beswathe?
Beswathe is pronounced /bɪˈsweɪð/.
What is the past tense of beswathe?
The past tense of beswathe is beswathed.

Words near beswathe in the dictionary

  1. beswaddle
  2. beswarm
  3. beswarmed
  4. beswarming
  5. beswarms
  6. beswathe
  7. beswathing
  8. beswear
  9. beswearing
  10. beswears
  11. besweat

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