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Meaning of bescare | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To fill with fright; scare all over; scare completely; terrify.

transitive

Examples

“Just so these loons at ev'ry sound Would whip their eyes and ears around: Tho' the least noise did so bescare 'em, […]”

“Perchance our lives, should men bescare / To fight his cause for pay.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

bescares bescatter bescattered bescattering bescatters bescorch