Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bewhape

/bɪˈweɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-whape
IPA
/bɪˈweɪp/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bewilder; amaze; confuse; utterly confound.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From be- + whape. Compare awhape, whap.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bewhapes (present, singular) bewhaping (participle, present) bewhaped (participle, past) bewhaped (past)

Derived Forms

bewhaped

Questions

How do you pronounce bewhape?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈweɪp/.
What does bewhape mean?
To bewilder; amaze; confuse; utterly confound.
Where does bewhape come from?
From be- + whape. Compare awhape, whap.

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