bedeck

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (to cover), Dutch bedekken (to cover, coat, overlay), German bedecken (to cover, top, overlay), Swedish betäcka (to cover, shelter). Doublet of bethatch.

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bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)

  1. (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn
    She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
  2. (transitive) to grace.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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bedeck

  1. singular imperative of bedecken
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of bedecken