begab

B3E1G2A1B3

verb

To deceive; mock.

OriginMiddle English bigabben →
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Meanings

verbbegab (third-person singular simple present begabs, present participle begabbing, simple past and past participle begabbed)

present singular third person begabs · participle present begabbing · participle past begabbed · past begabbed

  1. transitiveTo deceive; mock.

    "You begabbed her, of course. A tit for a tattle is her bargain. And then?"

    1974, Richard Gardner, Richard Cummings, The adventures of Don Juan
  2. transitiveTo gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbigabben
  2. Englishbegab

From Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) + gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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