Befruit

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To endow, cover, or adorn with fruit (all senses); (by extension) to make fruitful. rare, transitive

    "I present to Thee these new children, with whom Thou hast so quickly befruited it and also my desire that they receive holy Baptism, since they have already been instructed in the faith."

Synonyms

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fruitenfruiten

Example

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"I present to Thee these new children, with whom Thou hast so quickly befruited it and also my desire that they receive holy Baptism, since they have already been instructed in the faith."

Etymology

From be- (“upon, about, all over”) + fruit.

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