bedole

B3E1D2O1L1E1

verb

To stupefy with pain or grief.

OriginMiddle English dollen →
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Meanings

verbbedole (third-person singular simple present bedoles, present participle bedoling, simple past and past participle bedoled)

present singular third person bedoles · participle present bedoling · participle past bedoled · past bedoled

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo stupefy with pain or grief.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdollen
  2. Englishbedole

From be- + dole, from Middle English dollen, variant of dullen (“to make dull”), equivalent to be- + dull.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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