"bechill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bechills [present, singular, third-person], bechilling [participle, present], bechilled [participle, past], bechilled [past]
Etymology: From be- (“on, upon, over, all over”) + chill. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|chill|t1=on, upon, over, all over}} be- (“on, upon, over, all over”) + chill Head templates: {{en-verb}} bechill (third-person singular simple present bechills, present participle bechilling, simple past and past participle bechilled)
  1. (transitive) To effect a chill upon; give a chill to; chill all over; make chilly. Tags: transitive Derived forms: bechilled, bechilling
    Sense id: en-bechill-en-verb-B5WWPgLY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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