bechat en · VERB
Etymology
From be- (“over, about, concerning”) + chat.
Meanings
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(transitive) To chat over or about; discuss.
[...] whose impartial sobriety of opinion is only equalled by its sagacity and penetration, never deceived. And thus bechatting, of a sudden the stranger demands of me, if I had read, seen, or heard of the so-called Romance of "WHITE-FRIARS!"
1845, Emma Robinson, Whitehall:
- (transitive) To bewitch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bechatted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bechatted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bechatting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bechats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
forspeak · bechat · hex · betalk · talk about · mojo · becry · enchant · ensorcell · bespeak · jinx · confer · glamour · chat · discuss · treat · beglammer · spellbind · moot · talk over · englamour · spellbind · talk about · bechat · enspell · betalk · spellcast · spell · bewitch · beglammer · bespeak · maleficiate · conjure · ensorcell · bespell · witch