bebloody

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verb

To make bloody.

OriginMiddle English biblodegien ← Old English ġeblōdgian →
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Meanings

verbbebloody (third-person singular simple present bebloodies, present participle bebloodying, simple past and past participle bebloodied)

present singular third person bebloodies · participle present bebloodying · participle past bebloodied · past bebloodied

  1. archaictransitiveTo make bloody.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bebleed

Origin

  1. Old Englishġeblōdgian
  2. Middle Englishbiblodegien
  3. Englishbebloody

From Middle English biblodegien, alteration of *ȝeblodegien (“to make bloody”), from Old English ġeblōdgian, blōdgian (“to be bloodthirsty, make bloody, cover with blood”), equivalent to be- + bloody. Compare bebleed.

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APA

bebloody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bebloody

MLA

“bebloody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bebloody. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bebloody,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bebloody.

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