"beclimb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beclimbs [present, singular, third-person], beclimbing [participle, present], beclimbed [participle, past], beclimbed [past]
Etymology: From be- (“on, upon”) + climb. Compare Dutch beklimmen (“to climb up, mount, scale”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|be-|climb|t1=on, upon}} be- (“on, upon”) + climb, {{cog|nl|beklimmen|t=to climb up, mount, scale}} Dutch beklimmen (“to climb up, mount, scale”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beclimb (third-person singular simple present beclimbs, present participle beclimbing, simple past and past participle beclimbed)
  1. (transitive, rare) To climb up, ascend. Tags: rare, transitive

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