belead

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verb

To lead away.

OriginMiddle English beleden ← Old English belǣdan ← Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan →
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Meanings

verbbelead (third-person singular simple present beleads, present participle beleading, simple past and past participle beled)

present singular third person beleads · participle present beleading · participle past beled · past beled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo lead away.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo lead; conduct.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
conduct

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*bilaidijan
  2. Old Englishbelǣdan“to lead astray”
  3. Middle Englishbeleden
  4. Englishbelead

From Middle English beleden, from Old English belǣdan (“to lead astray”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaidijan, equivalent to be- + lead. Cognate with Dutch beleiden, German beleiten.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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