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bedraw

/bɪˈdɹɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bedraw
IPA
/bɪˈdɹɔ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw aside or away.

Transitive verb

verb

To draw away; seduce; deceive.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bedrawen, from Old English bedragan (“to draw aside, seduce”), from Proto-West Germanic *bidragan, equivalent to be- + draw. Cognate with Scots bedraw, bydraw (“to draw aside, supersede”), Dutch bedragen (“to total, amount to”), German betragen (“to amount to”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bedrawen, bedragan, *bidragan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɪˈdɹɔ/
  • British English: /bɪˈdɹɔː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedraws (present, singular) bedrawing (participle, present) bedrew (past) bedrawn (participle, past)

Rhymes With

law saw draw raw swing saw aw shaw withdraw straw jaw thoughtful awe

Questions

How do you pronounce bedraw?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈdɹɔ/.
What does bedraw mean?
To draw aside or away.
Where does bedraw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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