bedo

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/bəˈdu(ː)/

verb

To shut; make or put to.

OriginMiddle English bedon ← Old English bedōn →
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Meanings

verbbedo (third-person singular simple present bedoes, present participle bedoing, simple past bedid, past participle bedone)

present singular third person bedoes · participle present bedoing · past bedid · participle past bedone

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo shut; make or put to.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo befoul; defile with ordure.
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo adorn; ornament; garnish.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbedōn“to shut”
  2. Middle Englishbedon
  3. Englishbedo

From Middle English bedon, from Old English bedōn (“to shut”), equivalent to be- + do.

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Anagrams

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APA

bedo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedo

MLA

“bedo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedo.

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