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

   She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.

2. (transitive) to grace.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• bedecker

 

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