"bespit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bespits [present, singular, third-person], bespitting [participle, present], bespat [past], bespit [past], bespitten [participle, past], bespit [participle, past], bespat [participle, past], bespitted [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English bispitten, equivalent to be- + spit. Compare bespet. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bispitten}} Middle English bispitten, {{prefix|en|be|spit}} be- + spit Head templates: {{en-verb|bespits|bespitting|bespat|bespitten|past2=bespit|past_ptc2=bespit|past_ptc3=bespat|past_ptc4=bespitted}} bespit (third-person singular simple present bespits, present participle bespitting, simple past bespat or bespit, past participle bespitten or bespit or bespat or bespitted)
  1. (transitive) To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle. Tags: transitive Synonyms: beslobber, bespawl, bespittle
    Sense id: en-bespit-en-verb-iCOYzK89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bespit meaning in English (1.9kB)

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        "(transitive) To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle."
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