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bedeck

/bɪˈdɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
be-deck
IPA
/bɪˈdɛk/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deck, ornament, or adorn

Transitive verb

verb

to grace.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /bɪˈdɛk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedecks (present, singular) bedecking (participle, present) bedecked (participle, past) bedecked (past)

Derived Forms

bedecker

Synonyms

deck bedight

Rhymes With

check tech high-tech neck low-tech deck sec dec heck quebec wreck trek

Questions

How do you pronounce bedeck?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈdɛk/.
What does bedeck mean?
To deck, ornament, or adorn
Where does bedeck come from?
From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

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