bewrap

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/bɪˈɹæp/

verb

To wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.

OriginMiddle English bewrappen →
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Meanings

verbbewrap (third-person singular simple present bewraps, present participle bewrapping, simple past and past participle bewrapped)

present singular third person bewraps · participle present bewrapping · participle past bewrapped · past bewrapped

  1. obsoleteTo wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbewrappen
  2. Englishbewrap

From Middle English bewrappen, equivalent to be- + wrap. Compare also Middle English bewlappen (“to bewrap”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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