"betrash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: betrashes [present, singular, third-person], betrashing [participle, present], betrashed [participle, past], betrashed [past]
Etymology: From be- + trash. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|trash}} be- + trash Head templates: {{en-verb}} betrash (third-person singular simple present betrashes, present participle betrashing, simple past and past participle betrashed)
  1. (transitive) To make or treat as trash. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-betrash-en-verb-RMlkMc~~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: betrashes [present, singular, third-person], betrashing [participle, present], betrashed [participle, past], betrashed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bitrasshen, bitraisshen, variant of betraisen. More at betraise. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bitrasshen}} Middle English bitrasshen Head templates: {{en-verb}} betrash (third-person singular simple present betrashes, present participle betrashing, simple past and past participle betrashed)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To betray. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-betrash-en-verb-H0PdnIGD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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