becast

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verb

To cover or surround by casting (something) about.

OriginMiddle English bicasten →
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Meanings

verbbecast (third-person singular simple present becasts, present participle becasting, simple past and past participle becast)

present singular third person becasts · participle present becasting

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo cover or surround by casting (something) about.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo cast about; plan; plot; contrive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contriveplot

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbicasten
  2. Englishbecast

From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen (“to contrive, try”). More at costen.

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APA

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MLA

“becast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becast.

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