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beghast

verb

Etymology

From be- + ghast. Cognate with German begeistern (“to inspire, excite, thrill”).

  1. inherited from gāstan
  2. inherited from gasten
  3. prefixed as beghast — “be + ghast”

Definitions

  1. To fill with shock, awe, wonder, or amazement

    To fill with shock, awe, wonder, or amazement; inspire; enthuse.

    • [...] And all, but my own heart-wound I Beside me, (as I sat alone, Beghasted with wild dreams), [...]
    • […] the beast of the earth after his kind, every thing that creepeth after his kind, and, as it were, the dod-begasted lie after his kind.
    • "Oh, but Fräulein! You beghast me! Such an honor!"

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