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Be (2)

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir.

(2):

A prefix, originally the same word as by;

(3):

To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for).

(4):

To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Be (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/be-2.html. 1828.
 
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