"bespot" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bespots [present, singular, third-person], bespotting [participle, present], bespotted [participle, past], bespotted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bespotten, equivalent to be- + spot. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bespotten}} Middle English bespotten, {{prefix|en|be|spot}} be- + spot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} bespot (third-person singular simple present bespots, present participle bespotting, simple past and past participle bespotted)
  1. (transitive) To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bespot-en-verb-zDiA3HZS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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