"befetter" meaning in English

See befetter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: befetters [present, singular, third-person], befettering [participle, present], befettered [participle, past], befettered [past]
Etymology: From be- + fetter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|fetter}} be- + fetter Head templates: {{en-verb}} befetter (third-person singular simple present befetters, present participle befettering, simple past and past participle befettered)
  1. (transitive) To confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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