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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

becolour en · VERB

Etymology

From be- + colour.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.
    • Bring the wine (of love), wherewith we may becolour the garment of hypocrisy (borrowed, illusory, centreless existence); For, we are intoxicated with the cup of pride; and (with us only) the name of sensibleness — is. 1891, Hāfiz, The Dīvān - Volume 1 - Page 143:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
becolours Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
becolor alternative lexicographic
becoloured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
becoloured Tense=Past lexicographic
becolouring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

behue