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bewreck

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bɪˈɹɛk/

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verb

Meaning 1

To wreck completely; ruin; destroy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, transitive

Examples

  • a. 1610, The Mirror for Magistrates Yet was I, or I parted thence, bewreckt.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From be- + wreck. Compare Old English bewrecan (“to drive or bring to”). More at be-, wreck.