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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bewet en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English beweten, biweten, equivalent to be- + wet.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To wet or moisten profusely.
    • His napkin with his true tears all bewet. 1593, Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus:

Forms

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bewetting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bewet Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bewet Tense=Past lexicographic
bewets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bewetted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bewetted Tense=Past lexicographic