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be·​dight | \ bi-ˈdīt How to pronounce bedight (audio) , bē- \
bedighted or bedight; bedighting

Definition of bedight

transitive verb

archaic
: equip, array

First Known Use of bedight

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bedight

Middle English bydyghten, from by- be- + dighten "to array, dress" — more at dight

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“Bedight.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedight. Accessed 11 December 2019.

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