bedeck en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈdɛk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.
Meanings
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(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn
She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
- (transitive) to grace.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedecked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bedecked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bedecks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bedecking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (22)
mk у́краси (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl krasić (deck, ornament, adorn) · de verzieren (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl wystroić (deck, ornament, adorn) · ru украшать (deck, ornament, adorn) · fi koristaa (deck, ornament, adorn) · de schmücken (deck, ornament, adorn) · it decorare (deck, ornament, adorn) · mk ки́ти (deck, ornament, adorn) · bg украсявам (deck, ornament, adorn) · it ornare (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl zdobić (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl stroić (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl ozdobić (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl okraszać (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl okrasić (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl ozdabiać (deck, ornament, adorn) · bg окичвам (deck, ornament, adorn) · mk на́кити (deck, ornament, adorn) · mi whakapīwari (deck, ornament, adorn) · mk укра́сува (deck, ornament, adorn) · pl wystrajać (deck, ornament, adorn)