English Explanatory Dictionary

bedraw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To draw aside or away.
  2. To draw away; seduce; deceive.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈdɹɔː/ /bɪˈdɹɔ/ /bɪˈdɹɑ/

Word forms

bedraw bedraws bedrawing bedrew bedrawn

Etymology

From Middle English bedrawen, from Old English bedragan (“to draw aside, seduce”), from Proto-West Germanic *bidragan, equivalent to be- + draw. Cognate with Scots bedraw, bydraw (“to draw aside, supersede”), Dutch bedragen (“to total, amount to”), German betragen (“to amount to”).

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