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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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.
  2. (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:
  3. (transitive) To name; call; style; describe as.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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)