"bespice" meaning in All languages combined

See bespice on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: bespices [present, singular, third-person], bespicing [participle, present], bespiced [participle, past], bespiced [past]
Etymology: From be- + spice. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|spice}} be- + spice Head templates: {{en-verb}} bespice (third-person singular simple present bespices, present participle bespicing, simple past and past participle bespiced)
  1. (transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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