becry

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /bɪˈkraɪ/ UK /bɪˈkraɪ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to bewail or lament; to cry over (archaic)

The widows gathered to becry the fallen soldiers.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to bewail or lament; to cry... bewail lament mourn deplore bemoan decry

Opposites

celebrate rejoice

Word family

Derived forms becried

Related forms cry decry

Etymology

From the intensive prefix be- + cry. Cry comes from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *critare, from Latin quiritare ('to wail, shriek').

be- Old English quiritare Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# becry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈkraɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈkraɪ/

## Meanings
1. to bewail or lament; to cry over (archaic)

## Examples
- The widows gathered to becry the fallen soldiers.

## Synonyms
- bewail
- lament
- mourn
- deplore
- bemoan
- decry

## Antonyms
- celebrate
- rejoice

## Derived Forms
- becried

## Related Forms
- cry
- decry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: be-
- Root: quiritare

## Etymology
From the intensive prefix be- + cry. Cry comes from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *critare, from Latin quiritare ('to wail, shriek').

## AI Etymology
Becry is from the intensive prefix be- + cry. Cry comes from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *critare, from Latin quiritare ('to wail, shriek'). In present-day use, it means to bewail or lament; to cry over (archaic). Derived formations include becried. Related vocabulary includes cry and decry.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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