besmile en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + smile.
Meanings
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(transitive) To smile at; give or show a smile to.
"[...] Death's sting he felt, who touched our belt; O Love, didst thou besmile me?"
1857, Charles Bagot Cayley, Psyche's interludes - Page 92:[...] as to whether it would be to allow this matter to pass, as it did in the case of Awrey, without any evidence — simply to besmile it away; [...]
1885, Ontario. Legislative Assembly, Sessional papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| besmiled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| besmiled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| besmiling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| besmiles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |