"betouch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: betouches [present, singular, third-person], betouching [participle, present], betouched [participle, past], betouched [past]
Etymology: From be- + touch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|touch}} be- + touch Head templates: {{en-verb}} betouch (third-person singular simple present betouches, present participle betouching, simple past and past participle betouched)
  1. (transitive) To touch about or all over; contact; concern; regard; handle. Tags: transitive Derived forms: betouch-us
    Sense id: en-betouch-en-verb-wp~pn7p~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1838, James Freeman Clarke, William Henry Channing, James Handasyd Perkins, The Western messenger",
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          "ref": "1904, James Grant, The captain of the guard",
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