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betrunk

betrunk verb: to deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.

Verb

betrunk (third-person singular simple present betrunks, present participle betrunking, simple past and past participle betrunked)

  1. (transitive) To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.

Forms of betrunk

third-person singular presentbetrunks
present participlebetrunking
past participlebetrunked
pastbetrunked

Origin of betrunk

From be- (“off, away”) + trunk.

Questions about betrunk

What does betrunk mean?
Betrunk means to deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
What part of speech is betrunk?
Betrunk is a verb.
What is the past tense of betrunk?
The past tense of betrunk is betrunked.

Words near betrunk in the dictionary

  1. betroths
  2. betrousered
  3. betrow
  4. betrump
  5. betrumpet
  6. betrunk
  7. betrust
  8. betrusted
  9. betrusting
  10. betrustment
  11. betrustments

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