Etymological root

be-

Old English

# be-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Old English
**Slug:** be

## Words From This Root
- belong - To be owned by someone.
- betray - To harm someone who trusts you by being disloyal or untrue to them.
- bewray - to reveal or betray, especially unintentionally (archaic)
- belaud - to praise extravagantly or excessively
- belittle - to dismiss as unimportant or make seem small
- bepraise - to praise greatly or lavishly (archaic)
- bedevil - to torment, harass, or trouble persistently
- befoul - to make dirty or pollute
- becry - to bewail or lament; to cry over (archaic)
- bedeck - to decorate or adorn, especially lavishly
- bewail - to express great sorrow or lamentation over something
- berate - to scold or criticize angrily and at length
- behedge - to surround or enclose with a hedge
- betrayer - a person who is disloyal to a trust or cause
- betrim - to deck out or adorn
- bewildering - causing confusion or perplexity
- bewreck - to ruin or bring to ruin
- bedirty - archaic word for to make dirty or soil thoroughly
- befile - archaic word for to make foul or defile
- behold - to see or observe, especially something remarkable
- beray - to befoul, defile, or soil thoroughly
- besmirch - to soil or to damage someone's reputation or honor
- betalk - to talk about, discuss, or address at length
- bewitching - enchantingly attractive; captivating as if by magic
- becalm - to make still or quiet; to leave (a ship) motionless for want of wind
- beclart - to smear or daub with mud or filth
- bedaub - to smear or cover with something sticky or dirty
- bedizen - to dress or adorn gaudily and showily
- befall - to happen to, especially as something bad or fateful
- befilth - to make filthy; to soil thoroughly
- befriend - to act as a friend to; to help or favor
- begrime - to make dirty with soot, grime, or dirt
- belay - to secure a rope around a fixed point; to stop or cancel
- belibel - to libel or defame thoroughly
- bemingle - to mingle or mix together thoroughly
- bemud - to soil or bespatter with mud
- bemuse - to bewilder or confuse, often mildly
- besoothe - to soothe thoroughly; to calm or comfort
- betrayal - the act of being disloyal or treacherous to a trust
- bechance - to happen or befall by chance (archaic)
- becharm - to enchant or captivate as if by magic
- beclasp - to embrace or clasp tightly (archaic)
- becut - to cut or gash all over (archaic)
- befit - to be appropriate or suitable for
- befuddle - to confuse or muddle the mind
- beget - to father offspring; to give rise to
- begloom - to darken or cast a gloom over
- beguile - to charm or deceive, often in a deceptive way
- behear - to hear or listen to (archaic)
- beleave - to leave remaining; to be left behind (archaic)
- belight - to shine light upon; to illuminate (archaic)
- beseech - to ask someone urgently and fervently to do something; to implore
- beshield - to shield, protect, or cover as with a shield
- betoken - to be a sign of; to indicate or foreshadow
- bewitch - to cast a spell over; to enchant or fascinate utterly
- bebay - to bark at; to assail with barking (archaic)
- becall - to call names; to revile or abuse verbally (archaic)
- becloud - to obscure or confuse as if with clouds
- bedamn - to damn or curse (archaic intensive)
- bedazzle - to greatly impress or blind with brilliance
- bedim - to make dim or obscure
- bedwell - to dwell in or inhabit (archaic)
- befool - to deceive or make a fool of someone
- begem - to adorn with or as if with gems (literary)
- begrave - to bury (archaic)
- behavioral - relating to behavior or the way one acts
- bejewel - to decorate with or as with jewels
- belatedly - later than should have been the case; tardily
- bemused - puzzled, confused, or absorbed in thought
- beplaster - to cover thickly with plaster or, figuratively, with praise
- bequest - something left to someone in a will; a legacy
- beshade - to cover with shade; to overshadow (archaic)
- besotted - infatuated or intoxicated to the point of foolishness
- bestead - to help or be of use to; also situated or circumstanced (archaic)
- bestowal - the act of conferring or giving something, especially an honor
- betide - to happen or befall (chiefly in 'woe betide')
- betimes - in good time; early; on occasion (archaic)
- betone - to give tone or sound to; to intone (rare)
- bewrite - to write about or describe; to reveal in writing (archaic)

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