benempt

be·nempt

[bih-nempt]
verb
a past participle of bename.
Also, be·nempt·ed.
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be·name

[bih-neym]
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -names, -naming, -named, -named, -nempt
an archaic word for name
 
[Old English benemnan; see be-, name]

benempt (bɪˈnɛmpt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
archaic a past participle of bename

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