bedew

[ bih-doo, -dyoo ]

/ bɪˈdu, -ˈdyu /

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verb (used with object)

to wet with or as if with dew.

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Origin of bedew

First recorded in 1300–50, bedew is from the Middle English word bydewen.See be-, dew

Words nearby bedew

bedeguar, bedehouse, bedel, bedesman, bedevil, bedew, bedfast, bedfellow, Bedford, Bedford cord, Bedford Heights

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How to use bedew in a sentence

But then, most likely thou wilt pity Balder, And with a hot, a precious tear bedew him!
The Death of Balder|Johannes Ewald
The thermometer registers a subnormal temperature, the extremities are cold, and cold sweats bedew the body.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
Here bore him barefac'd on his bier Six proper youths and tall, And many a tear bedew'd his grave Within yon kirk-yard wall.
Book of Old Ballads|Various
O weep not, lady, weep not soe; Some ghostly comfort seek: Let not vain sorrow rive thy heart, Ne teares bedew thy cheek.
Book of Old Ballads|Various

In this consecrated spot may memory come to embalm his name, and love bedew with her fondest tears the turf which wraps his clay.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment|John A. Sloan

British Dictionary definitions for bedew

bedew

/ (bɪˈdjuː) /

verb

(tr) to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew

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