1. Unclassified
A prefix, originally the same word as by;
2. Unclassified
To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir.
3. Unclassified
To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for).
4. Unclassified
To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).
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