"bepower" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bepowers [present, singular, third-person], bepowering [participle, present], bepowered [participle, past], bepowered [past]
Etymology: From be- + power. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|power}} be- + power Head templates: {{en-verb}} bepower (third-person singular simple present bepowers, present participle bepowering, simple past and past participle bepowered)
  1. (transitive) To give power to; imbue with power. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bepower-en-verb-8hx-Y87l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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