beknowledge en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + knowledge.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To acknowledge.
Detected he hath reported a rhyme upon names of sundry men & women in our parish but will not beknowledge who made it nor of whom he had it.
1999, Andrew Barrett, Christopher Harrison, Crime and punishment in England: a sourcebook (quoting a much older text)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beknowledges | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beknowledging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beknowledged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beknowledged | Tense=Past | lexicographic |