"bewater" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈwɔːtɚ/ Forms: bewaters [present, singular, third-person], bewatering [participle, present], bewatered [participle, past], bewatered [past]
Etymology: From be- + water. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|water}} be- + water Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewater (third-person singular simple present bewaters, present participle bewatering, simple past and past participle bewatered)
  1. (transitive) To water about or all over; cover, douse, or fill with water; make wet; water; hydrate. Tags: transitive Synonyms: soak [transitive] Derived forms: bewatered
    Sense id: en-bewater-en-verb-X4klynWN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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