bedeck

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈdɛk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛk

Verb[edit]

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.

Translations[edit]

deck, ornament, adorn

Bulgarian: окичвам (okičvam), украсявам (ukrasjavam)
German: schmücken, verzieren
Italian: decorare, ornare
Maori: whakapīwari
Polish: zdobić impf, ozdobić pf, okrasić pf, stroić impf
Russian: украшать (ukrašatʹ)

Anagrams[edit]

becked

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (file)

Verb[edit]

bedeck

singular imperative of bedecken
(colloquial) first-person singular present of bedecken

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