becast

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bicasten, equivalent to be- + cast. Sense of plan, plot due to conflation with costen (“to contrive, try”). More at costen.

  1. inherited from bicasten

Definitions

  1. To cover or surround by casting (something) about.

  2. To cast about

    To cast about; plan; plot; contrive.

The neighborhood

Derived

umbecast

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for becast. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA