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behate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-hate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hate; detest.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English behaten, equivalent to be- + hate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

behates (present, singular) behating (participle, present) behated (participle, past) behated (past)

Questions

What does behate mean?
To hate; detest.
Where does behate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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