BETEL
BE'TELBETHINK', verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive bethought. [be and think.]To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration;...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BETHINK
BETHINK', v.t. pret. and pp.bethought. [be and think.]To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; generally followed by a reciprocal prono...
BETHLEHEM
BETH'LEHEM, noun [Heb. the house of food or bread.]1. A town or village in Judea, about six miles south-east of Jerusalem; famous for its being the place of Christ's nativity.2....
BETHLEMITE
BETH'LEMITE, noun An inhabitant of Bethlehem; a lunatic.1. In church history, the Bethlemites were a sort of Monks, introduced into England in the year 1257, who were habited li...
BETHOUGHT
BETHOUGHT', bethaut;, preterit tense and participle passive of bethink.
BETHRALL
BETHRALL', verb transitive [be and thrall.] To enslave; to reduce to bondage; to bring into subjection. [Little used.]
BETHUMP
BETHUMP', verb transitive [be and thump.] To beat soundly. [Little used.]
BETIDE
BETI'DE, verb transitivepreterit tense betid, or betided; participle passive betid. [be and tide.]To happen; to befall; to come to; used of good or evil.What will betide the few...
BETIME
BETI'MEBETI'MES, adverb [be and time, that is, by the time.]1. Seasonably; in good season or time; before it is late.To measure life learn thou betimes.2. Soon; in a short time....
BETLE
BE'TLE, noun A species of pepper, the leaves of which are chewed by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a creeping or climbing plant like the ivy, the leaves somewhat rese...
BETOKEN
BETO'KEN, verb transitive beto'kn. [be and token.]1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs.A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bowBetokening peace from God.2. To fore...
BETOKENED
BETO'KENED, participle passive Foreshown; previously indicated.
BETOKENING
BETO'KENING, participle present tense Indicating by previous signs.
BETONY
BET'ONY, noun [Latin betonica.] A genus of plants of several species. The purple or wood betony grows in woods and shady places, and is deemed useful as a mild corroborant.
BETOOK
BETOOK', preterit tense of betake.
BETORN
BETO'RN, adjective Torn in pieces.
BETOSS
BETOSS', verb transitive [be and toss.] To toss; to agitate; to disturb; to put in violent motion.
BETRAP
BETRAP', verb transitive [from trap.] To entrap; to ensnare. [Not used.]
BETRAY
BETRA'Y, verb transitive [Latin traho.]1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; as, an officer betrayed the city.The son of man sha...
BETRAYED
BETRA'YED, participle passive Delivered up in breach of trust; violated by unfaithfulness; exposed by breach of confidence; disclosed contrary to expectation or intention; made ...
BETRAYER
BETRA'YER, noun One who betrays; a traitor.
BETRAYING
BETRA'YING, participle present tense Delivering up treacherously; violating confidence; disclosing contrary to intention; exposing; discovering.
BETRIM
BETRIM', verb transitive [be and trim.] To deck; to dress; to adorn; to grace; to embellish; to beautify; to decorate.
BETRIMMED
BETRIM'MED, participle passive Adorned; decorated.
BETRIMMING
BETRIM'MING, ppr. Decking; adorning; embellishing.
BETROTH
BETROTH', verb transitive [be and troth, truth, faith. See Truth, and Troth.]1. To contract to any one, in order to a future marriage; to promise or pledge one to be the future ...
BETROTHED
BETROTH'ED, participle passive Contracted for future marriage.