Bewater

//bɪˈwɔːtɚ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To water about or all over; cover, douse, or fill with water; make wet; water; hydrate. transitive

    "A piece of brass may as easily melt, or a flint bewater itself, as the heart of man, by any innate power of its own, resolve itself into a penitential humiliation."

Synonyms

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hydratehydratesoak

Example

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"A piece of brass may as easily melt, or a flint bewater itself, as the heart of man, by any innate power of its own, resolve itself into a penitential humiliation."

Etymology

From be- + water.

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