becast
Meanings
verb
- To cover or surround by casting (something) about.
- To cast about; plan; plot; contrive.
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen (“to contrive, try”). More at costen.
Derived words
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