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bewake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-wake
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To watch; keep watch over; guard.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To awaken thoroughly; keep awake.

Transitive verb

verb

To spend waking; watch through.

Transitive verb

verb

To keep awake; watch.

Intransitive verb

verb

To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English bewaken (“to watch”), from Old English bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), equivalent to be- + wake. Cognate with Dutch bewaken, German bewachen, Swedish bevaka, Danish bevåge.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bewakes (present, singular) bewaking (participle, present) bewaked (participle, past) bewaked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

bewatch

Questions

What does bewake mean?
To watch; keep watch over; guard.
Where does bewake come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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