verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To endow with a spirit or ghost; haunt. transitive

   "Was Hamlet's armour beghosted too?"

2. 2
   To make a ghost of; teach (one) how to play a ghost. transitive

Example

More examples

"Was Hamlet's armour beghosted too?"

Etymology

From be- + ghost. Compare bespirit, beghast.

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