begirdle

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verb

To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.

“The vine begirdled the tree, wrapping around its trunk as though trying to hug it.”

OriginEnglish girdle ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

verbbegirdle (third-person singular simple present begirdles, present participle begirdling, simple past and past participle begirdled)

present singular third person begirdles · participle present begirdling · participle past begirdled · past begirdled

  1. To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.

    The vine begirdled the tree, wrapping around its trunk as though trying to hug it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishgirdle
  12. Englishbegirdle

From be- + girdle.

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APA

begirdle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begirdle

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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