bedeck

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈdɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛk

Verb

bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)

(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.

Translations

deck, ornament, adorn

Bulgarian: окичвам (bg) (okičvam), украсявам (bg) (ukrasjavam)
German: schmücken (de), verzieren (de)
Maori: whakapīwari

Polish: zdobić (pl) impf, ozdobić (pl) pf, okrasić pf, stroić (pl) impf
Russian: украшать (ru) (ukrašatʹ)

Anagrams

becked

German

Verb

bedeck

Imperative singular of bedecken.
(colloquial) First-person singular present of bedecken.