"becloak" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: becloaks [present, singular, third-person], becloaking [participle, present], becloaked [participle, past], becloaked [past]
Etymology: From be- + cloak. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|cloak}} be- + cloak Head templates: {{en-verb}} becloak (third-person singular simple present becloaks, present participle becloaking, simple past and past participle becloaked)
  1. (transitive, literal, figurative) To cover or surround, as with a cloak. Tags: figuratively, transitive Derived forms: becloaked
    Sense id: en-becloak-en-verb-BxiPklBW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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