Be-
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The English derivational prefix be- is a hold over from Old English. For the majority of native speakers the prefix be- is no longer productive; a possible exception to this is presented by the word besmitten, which numerous speakers seem to have recreated [1]. Meanings and uses of be- include: thoroughly, excessively, or more generally, used as an intensifier; on, around, over, or generally indicating contact; finally, it is also used to form transitive verbs from nouns (e.g. befriend, behead, benight), adjectives (e.g. bedim, bewet) or otherwise intransitive verbs (e.g. bewail, beweep).
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- becalm
- bedazzle
- bedew
- bedim
- bedrabble
- bedraggle
- befall
- befit
- befog
- befool
- befoul
- befriend
- befuddle
- beget
- begrime
- begrudge
- beguile
- behave
- behead
- behold
- behoove (US and Canada)/behove (Commonwealth et al)
- belabor (US and Canada)/belabour (Commonwealth et al)
- belay
- belie
- belittle
- bemire
- bemoan
- bemud
- bemuse
- benight
- benumb
- bequeath
- berate
- bereave
- beseech
- beset
- beslobber
- besmear
- besmirch
- besot
- bespatter
- bespeak
- bespeckle
- bespread
- besprinkle
- bestead
- bestir
- bestow
- bestrew
- bestride
- betide
- betoken
- betray
- betroth
- bewail
- beweep
- bewet
- bewilder
- bewitch
