bedeck
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From be- + deck. Cognate with Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛk
[edit] Verb
bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)
- (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
- She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
