"becolour" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: becolours [present, singular, third-person], becolouring [participle, present], becoloured [participle, past], becoloured [past]
Etymology: From be- + colour. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|colour}} be- + colour Head templates: {{en-verb}} becolour (third-person singular simple present becolours, present participle becolouring, simple past and past participle becoloured)
  1. (transitive) To impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over. Tags: transitive Synonyms: behue, becolor
    Sense id: en-becolour-en-verb-cLuzX7k6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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