verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To fill with shock, awe, wonder, or amazement; inspire; enthuse. transitive

   "[...] And all, but my own heart-wound I Beside me, (as I sat alone, Beghasted with wild dreams), [...]"

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"[...] And all, but my own heart-wound I Beside me, (as I sat alone, Beghasted with wild dreams), [...]"

Etymology

From be- + ghast. Cognate with German begeistern (“to inspire, excite, thrill”).

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