besmile

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ smile.

Verb

besmile (third-person singular simple present besmiles, present participle besmiling, simple past and past participle besmiled)

1. (transitive) To smile at; give or show a smile to.
   • 1857, Charles Bagot Cayley, Psyche's interludes - Page 92:

     "[...] Death's sting he felt, who touched our belt; O Love, didst thou besmile me?"

   • 1885, Ontario. Legislative Assembly, Sessional papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario:

     [...] as to whether it would be to allow this matter to pass, as it did in the case of Awrey, without any evidence — simply to besmile it away; [...]

Derived terms

• besmiled

Anagrams

• beslime