"becall" meaning in English

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          "text": "1741, Conny Keyber (pseudonym; attributed to Henry Fielding), An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, edited by Sheridan W. Baker, Jr., Berkeley: University of California Press, 1953, Letter 6, p. 27,\nI no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall, and I to bescratch very liberally."
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          "text": "You must not becall me for laughing when you spoke; you mistook when you thought I laughed at you as a foolish man.",
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        "To accuse."
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        "(transitive) To accuse."
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        "To call upon; call forth; challenge."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To call upon; call forth; challenge."
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        "To call; summon."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To call; summon."
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        "To call names; insult."
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        "(transitive) To call names; insult."
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        "To accuse."
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        "(transitive) To accuse."
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        "To call; summon."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To call; summon."
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        "(transitive) To call names; insult."
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