English Explanatory Dictionary

bedew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make wet with or as if with dew.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bedew.wav

Word forms

bedew bedews bedewing bedewed

Etymology

From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (“to bedew”), German betauen (“to bedew”).

Derived words

bedewed bedewer
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