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bedight

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /bɪˈdaɪt/
  • Canada: [bɪˈdʌɪt]
  • rhymes with -aɪt

1

adj

Meaning 1

That has been equipped or bedecked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, often, poetic, postpositional

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To equip or bedeck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

decorate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • deck the halls with holly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deck, bedeck

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

Narrower terms: plume

History

Etymology

From Middle English bedighten, bidihten; equivalent to be- + dight.