"beditate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beditates [present, singular, third-person], beditating [participle, present], beditated [participle, past], beditated [past]
Etymology: Blend of bed + meditate. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bed|meditate}} Blend of bed + meditate Head templates: {{en-verb}} beditate (third-person singular simple present beditates, present participle beditating, simple past and past participle beditated)
  1. (informal) To meditate while lying down, typically in bed. Tags: informal Related terms: beditation
    Sense id: en-beditate-en-verb-~1Imo6E6 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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