Bedew

Origin

From Middle English bidewen, bideawen, equivalent to - + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen ("to bedew"), German betauen ("to bedew").

Full definition of bedew

Verb

1. (transitive) To make wet with or as if with dew.
• 1885: Gilbert and Sullivan, While sympathetic tearsMy cheeks bedew
• 1836, Eliza Cook, ""I LOVE it, I love it ; and who shall dareTo chide me for loving that old Arm-chair ?I've treasured it long as a sainted prize ;I've bedewed it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs.
• 1831, Mary Shelley, Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.

Derived terms

• bedewed

Anagrams

• dweeb