"bedeck" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈdɛk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bedeck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bedecks [present, singular, third-person], bedecking [participle, present], bedecked [participle, past], bedecked [past]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|deck}} be- + deck, {{cog|fy|bedekke||to cover}} West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), {{cog|nl|bedekken||to cover, coat, overlay}} Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), {{cog|de|bedecken||to cover, top, overlay}} German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), {{cog|sv|betäcka||to cover, shelter}} Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”), {{m|en|bethatch}} bethatch Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)
  1. (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. Tags: transitive Translations (deck, ornament, adorn): окичвам (okičvam) (Bulgarian), украсявам (ukrasjavam) (Bulgarian), schmücken (German), verzieren (German), decorare (Italian), ornare (Italian), у́краси (úkrasi) [perfective] (Macedonian), укра́сува (ukrásuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), ки́ти (kíti) [imperfective] (Macedonian), на́кити (nákiti) [perfective] (Macedonian), whakapīwari (Maori), zdobić [imperfective] (Polish), ozdobić [perfective] (Polish), okrasić [perfective] (Polish), stroić [imperfective] (Polish), украшать (ukrašatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bedeck-en-verb-6qonsj5U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace."
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        "(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace."
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      "roman": "okičvam",
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      "word": "окичвам"
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
      "word": "verzieren"
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
      "word": "decorare"
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
      "word": "ornare"
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      "roman": "úkrasi",
      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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      "word": "укра́сува"
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nákiti",
      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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      "word": "на́кити"
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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      "sense": "deck, ornament, adorn",
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