bewake
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English bewaken (“to watch”), from Old English bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), equivalent to be- + wake. Cognate with Dutch bewaken, German bewachen, Swedish bevaka, Danish bevåge.
Verb
[edit]bewake (third-person singular simple present bewakes, present participle bewaking, simple past and past participle bewaked)
- (transitive, obsolete) To watch; keep watch over; guard.
- (transitive) To awaken thoroughly; keep awake.
- (transitive) To spend waking; watch through.
- (intransitive) To keep awake; watch.
- (transitive, obsolete) To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for.
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