"bedrowse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedrowses [present, singular, third-person], bedrowsing [participle, present], bedrowsed [participle, past], bedrowsed [past]
Etymology: be- + drowse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|drowse}} be- + drowse Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedrowse (third-person singular simple present bedrowses, present participle bedrowsing, simple past and past participle bedrowsed)
  1. To make drowsy.
    Sense id: en-bedrowse-en-verb-3OiX1s52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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