betow

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct. obsolete,transitive
  2. To educate; influence; steer; direct. obsolete,transitive
  3. To bestow; apply. obsolete,transitive
    — For Henry, as lord Bacon observes, loved to employ and advance prelates; because, having rich bishoprics to betow, it was easy for him to reward their services: […]

词形变化

betows present,singular,third-person betowing participle,present betowed participle,past betowed past

词源

From be- + tow, or as a back-formation from Middle English betowen (“bestowed, applied”), past participle of bitēn (“to tug, pull, cover, apply, devote, employ, bring about, perform”), from Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose”).
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