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bynempt

bynempt is the simple past and past participle of bename.

Meaning of bename

Verb

bename (third-person singular simple present benames, present participle benaming, simple past benamed, past participle benamed or benempt)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.
    Synonyms:
    vow
  2. (transitive) To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.
    • Unfortunately, the planet has been quite too much benamed, — benamed, indeed, out of all recognition.1896, Percival Lowell, Mars
    Synonyms:
    designate
  3. (transitive) To name; call; style; describe as.
    Synonyms:
    refer to, term

Questions about bynempt

What is bynempt the simple past and past participle of?
Bynempt is the simple past and past participle of bename.

Words near bynempt in the dictionary

  1. bynames
  2. bynaming
  3. Bynarowicz
  4. Bynea
  5. bynedestin
  6. bynempt
  7. Bynes
  8. Byng
  9. bynin
  10. Bynoe
  11. Bynoes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bynempt (page history and authors); bename (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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