bedust

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verb

To cover with dust.

OriginMiddle English *bedusten →
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Meanings

verbbedust (third-person singular simple present bedusts, present participle bedusting, simple past and past participle bedusted)

present singular third person bedusts · participle present bedusting · participle past bedusted · past bedusted

  1. archaicTo cover with dust.

Origin

  1. Middle English*bedusten
  2. Englishbedust

From Middle English *bedusten (suggested by participle bedust (“covered with dust”)), equivalent to be- + dust.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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