benefact en · VERB
Etymology
Back-formation from benefactor.
Meanings
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(nonstandard, rare, transitive) To benefit; to act as benefactor toward.
You must feel yourselves in the Christian economy on one great level , each benefacting the other , without assuming superiority one over the other.
1854, John Cumming, Sabbath Evening Readings on the New Testament, page 486:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| benefacting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| benefacted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| benefacted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| benefacts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |