Meanings
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verb
literary: to wet or cover something with dew or with small drops resembling dew
Tears bedewed her cheeks as she read the final letter.
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Etymology
From Middle English bidewen or bideawen, formed from the transitive prefix be- + dew. The literal sense 'cover with dew' broadened poetically to sweat, tears, blood, or any fine drops that moisten a surface.