bename en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English benamen. Equivalent to be- + name. Compare Middle English benemnen, from Old English benemnan, a closely related formation. Compare further Saterland Frisian benaame, German benennen, Swedish benämna, Dutch benoemen.
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.
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(transitive) To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.
In other words, […] that 'names' do not 'form' benamed objects but are mere signifiers […]
2006, Roy Ascott, Engineering Nature: Art & Consciousness in the Post-Biological Era, Intellect Books:As though the benamed things carried the longings of humans;
1994, Mervyn Sprung, After Truth: Explorations in Life Sense, SUNY Press, page 71:Unfortunately, the planet has been quite too much benamed, — benamed, indeed, out of all recognition.
1896, Percival Lowell, Mars:
- (transitive) To name; call; style; describe as.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| benaming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| benamed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| benamed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| benempt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| benames | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
term (to describe as) · name · designate (to give a name, call) · vow (to swear on oath) · dub · refer to (to describe as)
Translations (5)
nl vernoemen (to give a name, call) · nl namen (to give a name, call) · fr appeler (to give a name, call) · nl benamen (to give a name, call) · nl benoemen (to give a name, call)