bewreak

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To avenge; revenge. obsolete,transitive
    — Gemoted warriours to bewrecke her bedde
  2. To give vent in action to (incensed feelings). transitive
    — The Londoners seeing that they could get no vantage against the duke, who was without their reach, to bewreak their anger they took his arms, which in most despiteful wise they hanged up in the open places of the city in sign of reproach, as for a traitor; […]

词形变化

bewreaks present,singular,third-person bewreaking participle,present bewreaked participle,past bewreaked past bewreke alternative

词源

From Middle English bewreken (“to take revenge, avenge”), equivalent to be- + wreak. Compare Old English bewrecan (“to drive away, exile, banish”). Compare awreak.
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