behate

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verb

To hate; detest.

OriginMiddle English behaten →
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Meanings

verbbehate (third-person singular simple present behates, present participle behating, simple past and past participle behated)

present singular third person behates · participle present behating · participle past behated · past behated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo hate; detest.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbehaten
  2. Englishbehate

From Middle English behaten, equivalent to be- + hate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bethea
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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