beprose en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈpɹəʊz/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English prose English beprose From be- + prose.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To reduce to prose.
Such was his doom impos'd by Heaven's decree, / With ears that hear not, eyes that shall not see, / The low to raise, to level the Sublime, / To blast all Beauty, and beprose all Rhyme.
1733, David Mallet, Verbal Criticism:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beproses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beprosed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beprosed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beprosing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |