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befight

verb

Etymology

From Middle English *befighten, *befeghten, from Old English befeohtan (“to take by fighting”), equivalent to be- + fight. Cognate with Dutch bevechten (“to fight, combat”), Middle High German bevehten.

  1. inherited from befeohtan

Definitions

  1. To deprive of by fighting.

  2. To fight against

    To fight against; contend; do battle with.

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