bedeck

English

Etymology

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈdɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.

   She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.

Translations

deck, ornament, adorn

• Bulgarian: окичвам (bg) (okičvam), украсявам (bg) (ukrasjavam)
• German: schmücken (de), verzieren (de)
• Italian: decorare (it), ornare (it)
• Macedonian: у́краси pf (úkrasi), укра́сува impf (ukrásuva), ки́ти impf (kíti), на́кити pf (nákiti)
• Maori: whakapīwari
• Polish: zdobić (pl) impf, ozdobić (pl) pf, okrasić pf, stroić (pl) impf
• Russian: украшать (ru) (ukrašatʹ)

Anagrams

• becked

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

bedeck

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