bewater
/bɪˈwɔːtɚ/
bewater verb: to water about or all over; cover, douse, or fill with water; make wet; water; hydrate.
Verb
bewater (third-person singular simple present bewaters, present participle bewatering, simple past and past participle bewatered)
- To water about or all over; cover, douse, or fill with water; make wet; water; hydrate.
- A piece of brass may as easily melt, or a flint bewater itself, as the heart of man, by any innate power of its own, resolve itself into a penitential humiliation.1871, Robert South, Sermons preached upon several occasions
- For ten days my wife and I fed this mile, every two hours by day, and three by night, wi'h drops of cow's milk, sugared and bewatered.1906, Country life
- Synonyms:
- soak
Synonyms of bewater
Forms of bewater
| third-person singular present | bewaters |
|---|---|
| present participle | bewatering |
| past participle | bewatered |
| past | bewatered |
Origin of bewater
From be- + water.
Words formed from bewater
Questions about bewater
- What does bewater mean?
- Bewater means to water about or all over; cover, douse, or fill with water; make wet; water; hydrate.
- What part of speech is bewater?
- Bewater is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bewater?
- Bewater is pronounced /bɪˈwɔːtɚ/.
- What is the past tense of bewater?
- The past tense of bewater is bewatered.
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