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benempt
be·nempt
/
bɪˈnɛmpt
/
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[
bih-
nempt
]
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verb
a past participle of
bename
.
Also,
be·nempt·ed.
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be·name
/
bɪˈneɪm
/
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[
bih-
neym
]
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verb (used with object),
be·named;
be·named,
be·nempt
or
be·nempt·ed;
be·nam·ing.
Obsolete
.
to
name
; call by name.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English;
see
be-
,
name
; replacing
Old English
benemnan;
akin to
German
benennen,
Swedish
benämna
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bename
(bɪˈneɪm)
—
vb
,
-names
,
-naming
,
-named
,
-named
,
-nempt
an archaic word for
name
[Old English
benemnan
; see
be-
,
name
]
benempt
(bɪˈnɛmpt)
—
vb
archaic
a past participle of
bename
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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