"bedamp" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bedamps [present, singular, third-person], bedamping [participle, present], bedamped [participle, past], bedamped [past]
Etymology: From be- + damp. Compare Dutch bedampen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|damp}} be- + damp, {{cog|nl|bedampen}} Dutch bedampen Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedamp (third-person singular simple present bedamps, present participle bedamping, simple past and past participle bedamped)
  1. (transitive) To cover with dampness; make damp; dampen. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bedamp-en-verb-njmYqDTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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