bepowder

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verb

To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.

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

verbbepowder (third-person singular simple present bepowders, present participle bepowdering, simple past and past participle bepowdered)

present singular third person bepowders · participle present bepowdering · participle past bepowdered · past bepowdered

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.

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. Englishpowder
  12. Englishbepowder

From be- + powder.

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Translations

Dutch poederen, bepoederen
  • poederensprinkle or cover with powder
  • bepoederensprinkle or cover with powder
Swedish pudra
  • pudrasprinkle or cover with powder
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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