Beplague

//bɪˈpleɪɡ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To plague. archaic, transitive

    "And there with laughter to beplague you, 'Till it has ſhaken off your ague."

Example

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"And there with laughter to beplague you, 'Till it has ſhaken off your ague."

Etymology

From be- + plague. First attested in 1734 (see quotations).

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