Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beghost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beghost
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To endow with a spirit or ghost; haunt.

Transitive verb

verb

To make a ghost of; teach (one) how to play a ghost.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Was Hamlet's armour beghosted too?"
"For two centuries or more Littlecote, which is near Hungerford, was owned by the Darrell family, and it was they who finally beghosted not only the house but also the neighbourhood — even as far as the Hungerford to Salisbury road."
"Later she remembered them as ensorcelled houses; beghosted by their occupants' fears of disappointment, by the memories of their lives and other lives they might have had."
"[…] and the publication of the very interesting tale from which it is taken, we have been so beghosted both in prose and verse, […]"

Etymology

From be- + ghost. Compare bespirit, beghast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

beghosts (present, singular) beghosting (participle, present) beghosted (participle, past) beghosted (past)

Derived Forms

beghosted

Frequently Paired Words

beghast

Questions

What does beghost mean?: To endow with a spirit or ghost; haunt.
Where does beghost come from?: From be- + ghost. Compare bespirit, beghast.

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