Etymology

bedew

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Today it means: To make wet with or as if with dew. Full definition →

Middle English bidewen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombidewen
  2. English todaybedew

From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (“to bedew”), German betauen (“to bedew”).

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