Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befruit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-fruit
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To endow, cover, or adorn with fruit (all senses); (by extension) to make fruitful.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I present to Thee these new children, with whom Thou hast so quickly befruited it and also my desire that they receive holy Baptism, since they have already been instructed in the faith."
"A fresh young Germany must be planted here and there across the seas. We shall befruit it... with the outcome of our toils and struggles, beget and bring up noblest children, children like unto the gods."
"This, shown by blood in an awful wattle at my groin, and numerous barberries of it befruiting my chest's long scrape — but notwithstanding at he now coursing through my sex's pretty bit, I perforce must help prop A. […]"
"The dipper rushed to her aid and caught her, asking the slightly inebriated glass if he could "befruit" her, or deposit some sweet pieces of fruit into the glass."

Etymology

From be- (“upon, about, all over”) + fruit.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

befruits (present, singular) befruiting (participle, present) befruited (participle, past) befruited (past)

Derived Forms

befruited

Synonyms

fruiten

Questions

What does befruit mean?: To endow, cover, or adorn with fruit (all senses); (by extension) to make fruitful.
Where does befruit come from?: From be- (“upon, about, all over”) + fruit.

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