bespice en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + spice.
Meanings
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(transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug.
Ay, and thou, / His cupbearer […] / mightst bespice a cup / To give mine enemy a lasting wink; / Which draught to me were cordial.
c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 1, scene 2, lines 312–318:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bespicing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bespices | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bespiced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bespiced | Tense=Past | lexicographic |