"betrick" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: betricks [present, singular, third-person], betricking [participle, present], betricked [participle, past], betricked [past]
Etymology: From be- (“at, on, upon”) + trick. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|trick|t1=at, on, upon}} be- (“at, on, upon”) + trick Head templates: {{en-verb}} betrick (third-person singular simple present betricks, present participle betricking, simple past and past participle betricked)
  1. (transitive) To play a trick on; to trick Tags: transitive
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