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bedazzleverbto cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense lightApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedeckverbto decorate or embellishApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedevilverbto be confusing or perplexingAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedewverbto cover with drops of dew or as with dewUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedightverbto equip or bedeck UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedimverbto make darker and difficult to perceive by sightUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedizenverbto dress up garishly and tastelesslyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bedraggleverbto make wet and dirty, as from rainUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beefverbto complainUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beef upverbMWEto make strong or strongerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beepverbto call, summon, or alert with a beeperUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beeswaxverbto cover with beeswaxUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beetleverbto beat with a large mallet, used to beat pavements and wedgesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beetle offverbMWEto leave suddenly and as if in a hurryUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befallverbto happen, occur, or be the case in the course of eventsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befitverbto accord or comport withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befogverbto make less visible or unclearUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befoolverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befoulverbto spot, stain, or polluteUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befriendverbto become friends withApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
befuddleverbto be confusing or perplexing toUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
begverbto dodge, avoid answering, or take for grantedUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beg offverbMWEto ask for permission to be released from an engagementUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
begetverbto make childrenUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beggarverbto be beyond the resources ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
begildverbto decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid goldUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beginverbto start an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct objectUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
begrimeverbto make soiled, filthy, or dirtyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
begrudgeverbto wish ill or allow unwillinglyEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beguileverbto influence by slynessUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
behaveverbto act in a certain mannerUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beheadverbto cut off the head ofRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beholdverbto see with attentionRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
behooveverbto be appropriate or necessaryEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
behoveverbto be appropriate or necessaryUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bejewelverbto adorn or decorate with precious stonesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belaborverbto attack verbally with harsh criticismAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belabourverbto attack verbally with harsh criticismAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belayverbto turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or himApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belchverbto become active and spew forth lava and rocksRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beleaguerverbto surround so as to force to give upUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
believerbAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
believeverbto be confident about somethingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
believe inverbMWEto have a firm conviction as to the goodness of somethingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belittleverbto lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation ofEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bellverbto attach a bell toUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bell the catverbMWEto take a riskUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bellowverbto shout loudly and without restraintUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bellyverbto swell out or bulge outUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belly danceverbMWEto perform a belly danceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belly outverbMWEto swell out or bulge outUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belly-flopverbto dive so that one hits the water with one's bellyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belly-landverbto land on the underside without the landing gearApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bellyacheverbto complainUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bellylaughverbto laugh a deep, hearty laughUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belongverbto be a member, adherent, or inhabitant of a group, organization, or placeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belong toverbMWEto be a part of RememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beltverbto sing loudly and forcefullyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belt alongverbMWEto move fastUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belt downverbMWEto drink down entirelyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belt outverbMWEto sing loudly and forcefullyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
belt upverbMWEto refuse to talk or stop talkingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bemireverbto make soiled, filthy, or dirtyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bemoanverbto regret stronglyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bemockverbUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bemuseverbto cause to be confused emotionallyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
benchverbto exhibit on a bench or tableApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bendverbto form a curve or angleApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bend over backwardsverbMWEto try very hard to please someoneApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
benefactverbto help as a benefactorUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beneficeverbto endow with an office in the churchUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
benefitverbto derive an advantage fromUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
benficiateverbto subject to a reduction processApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
benightverbto envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darknessUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
benumbverbto make numb or insensitiveUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beplasterverbto cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something onApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bequeathverbto leave or give by will after one's deathApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
berateverbUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bereaveverbto deprive through deathUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
berryverbto pick or gather berriesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
berthverbto secure in or as if in a berth or dockApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beseechverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beseemverbto accord or comport withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
besetverbto decorate or cover lavishly, as with gemsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
beshrewverbto wish harm uponUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
besiegeverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
besmearverbto spread or daub a surfaceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
besmirchverbUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
besotverbto make dull, stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuationUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bespangleverbto dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objectsCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bespatterverbto spot, splash, or soilApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bespeakverbto be a signal for or a symptom ofUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bespeckleverbto mark with small spotsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bespotverbto mark with, or as if with, spotsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
besprinkleverbto scatter with liquidApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bestverbto get the better ofEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bestialiseverbto make brutal and depravedUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bestializeverbto make brutal and depravedUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bestirverbto become activeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
bestir oneselfverbMWEto start to be activeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026