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verb
To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: bewail, grieve, sorrow, afterthink, becry, begrieve, bemoan, bemourn, beweep, condole, deplore, elegize, grieven, keen, lament, mean, mourn, pine, repent, sigh, wail, wayment
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To accuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: accriminate, charge, inculpate, accuse, appeach, arraign, becry, criminate, have up, incriminate, indict
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To bewitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bechat, bespell, ensorcell, becry, beglammer, bewitch, conjure, enchant, englamour, enspell, forspeak, glamour, hex, jinx, maleficiate, mojo, spell, spellbind, spellcast, witch
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry.
