"begold" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begolds [present, singular, third-person], begolding [participle, present], begolded [participle, past], begolded [past]
Etymology: From be- + gold. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|gold}} be- + gold Head templates: {{en-verb}} begold (third-person singular simple present begolds, present participle begolding, simple past and past participle begolded)
  1. (transitive) To cover with or as with gold. Tags: transitive Synonyms (cover with gold): begild, gild
    Sense id: en-begold-en-verb-kXYQsAjE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'cover with gold': 73 27
  2. (transitive) To make like gold; golden. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-begold-en-verb-tx78qQK2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 41 59

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