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betrunk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-trunk
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From be- (“off, away”) + trunk.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

betrunks (present, singular) betrunking (participle, present) betrunked (participle, past) betrunked (past)

Questions

What does betrunk mean?
To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
Where does betrunk come from?
From be- (“off, away”) + trunk.

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