bejape

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verb

To play a trick on; trick or befool.

OriginMiddle English bejapen →
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Meanings

verbbejape (third-person singular simple present bejapes, present participle bejaping, simple past and past participle bejaped)

present singular third person bejapes · participle present bejaping · participle past bejaped · past bejaped

  1. UKdialectalraretransitiveTo play a trick on; trick or befool.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbejapen
  2. Englishbejape

From Middle English bejapen, bijapen, equivalent to be- + jape. Cognate with Scots bejaip (“to befool”).

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APA

bejape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejape

MLA

“bejape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bejape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejape.

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