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bedeck

v.
US //bɪˈdɛk// UK //bɪdˈɛk// be·deck
Synonyms
Origin

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.

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