"begloom" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beglooms [present, singular, third-person], beglooming [participle, present], begloomed [participle, past], begloomed [past]
Etymology: From be- + gloom. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|gloom}} be- + gloom Head templates: {{en-verb}} begloom (third-person singular simple present beglooms, present participle beglooming, simple past and past participle begloomed)
  1. (transitive, rare) To make gloomy; darken. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-begloom-en-verb-KZ~qD4SF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 52 48
  2. (transitive, archaic) To sadden. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms: deject, depress, sadden
    Sense id: en-begloom-en-verb-CJCTUeQa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gloom, gloomy

Inflected forms

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