verb
Meaning 1
To ridicule or mock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
bemock
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verb
Meaning 2
To mock repeatedly; flout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To cause to appear as if mock or unreal; excel or surpass, as the genuine surpasses the counterfeit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To make up as something else, to make into an imitation or semblance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
treat with contempt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mock
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Broader terms: treat, handle, do by
Narrower terms: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride, ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun, deride
History
Etymology
From be- + mock.