English Explanatory Dictionary

umbecast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
  2. To consider, ponder.
  3. To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.
  4. To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
  5. To bind, tie up.
  6. To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade

Pronunciation

/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/ /ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/

Word forms

umbecast umbecasts umbecasting

Etymology

From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.

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