betrunk

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verb

To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.

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Meanings

verbbetrunk (third-person singular simple present betrunks, present participle betrunking, simple past and past participle betrunked)

present singular third person betrunks · participle present betrunking · participle past betrunked · past betrunked

  1. transitiveTo deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.

Origin

From be- (“off, away”) + trunk.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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