English Explanatory Dictionary

betow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
  2. To educate; influence; steer; direct.
  3. To bestow; apply.

Word forms

betow betows betowing betowed

Etymology

From be- + tow, or as a back-formation from Middle English betowen (“bestowed, applied”), past participle of bitēn (“to tug, pull, cover, apply, devote, employ, bring about, perform”), from Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose”).

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