"bemaul" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bemauls [present, singular, third-person], bemauling [participle, present], bemauled [participle, past], bemauled [past]
Etymology: From be- + maul. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|maul}} be- + maul Head templates: {{en-verb}} bemaul (third-person singular simple present bemauls, present participle bemauling, simple past and past participle bemauled)
  1. (transitive) To maul thoroughly or completely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bemaul-en-verb-upeGCyH7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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