bedeck

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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.

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Verb

bedeck

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