English Explanatory Dictionary

bewake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To watch; keep watch over; guard.
  2. To awaken thoroughly; keep awake.
  3. To spend waking; watch through.
  4. To keep awake; watch.
  5. To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for.

Word forms

bewake bewakes bewaking bewaked

Etymology

From Middle English bewaken (“to watch”), from Old English bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), equivalent to be- + wake. Cognate with Dutch bewaken, German bewachen, Swedish bevaka, Danish bevåge.

Related words

bewatch
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