Be-

The English language Derivation (linguistics) prefix be- is a hold over from Old English. For the majority of native speaker the prefix ''be-'' is no longer productive; a possible exception to this is presented by the word ''besmitten'', which numerous speakers seem to have recreated [http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bes2.htm]. Meanings and uses of ''be-'' include: thoroughly, excessively, or more generally, used as an intensifier; on, around, over, or generally indicating contact; finally, it is also used to form transitive verb from noun (e.g. befriend, behead, benight), adjective (e.g. bedim, bewet) or otherwise intransitive verb (e.g. bewail, beweep). == List == *bedazzle *bedim *bedrabble *bedraggle *befall *befit *befog *befool *befoul *befriend *befuddle *beget *begrime *begrudge *beguile *behave *behead *behold *behoove *belabor *belay *belie *belittle *bemire *bemoan *bemud *bemuse *benight *benumb *bequeath *berate *bereave *beseech *beset *beslobber *besmear *besmirch *besot *bespatter *bespeak *bespeckle *bespread *besprinkle *bestead *bestir *bestow *bestrew *bestride *betide *betoken *betray *betroth *bewail *beweep *bewet *bewilder *bewitch Prefixes

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B

BA | BC | BD | BE | BF | BG | BH | BI | BJ | BK | BL | BM | BN | BO | BP | BR | BS | BT | BU | BW | BX | BY | BZ |

Words begining with Be-:

Be-
Be-bop
Be-going_to_future
Be-isotopes
Be-ware