bewreck

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/bɪˈɹɛk/

verb

To wreck completely; ruin; destroy.

“a. 1610, The Mirror for Magistrates Yet was I, or I parted thence, bewreckt.”

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Meanings

verbbewreck (third-person singular simple present bewrecks, present participle bewrecking, simple past and past participle bewrecked or (obsolete) bewreckt)

present singular third person bewrecks · participle present bewrecking · participle past bewrecked · past bewrecked · obsolete participle past bewreckt · obsolete past bewreckt

  1. dialectaltransitiveTo wreck completely; ruin; destroy.

    a. 1610, The Mirror for Magistrates Yet was I, or I parted thence, bewreckt.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From be- + wreck. Compare Old English bewrecan (“to drive or bring to”). More at be-, wreck.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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