- begird
- transitive verb (begirt; also -girded; -girding) Date: before 12th century 1. gird 1a 2. surround, encompass
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Begird — Be*gird , v. t. [imp. {Begirt}, {Begirded}; p. p. {Begirt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begirding}.] [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be + gyrdan to gird.] 1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird. [1913 Webster] 2. To surround as with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
begird — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), embrace (encircle), encompass (surround), include Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
begird — (v.) O.E. begyrdan; see BE (Cf. be ) + GIRD (Cf. gird) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
begird — [bē gʉrd′, bigʉrd′] vt. begirt [bēgʉrt′] or begirded, begirt, begirding [ME bigirden < OE begyrdan < be + gyrdan: see BE & GIRD1] 1. to bind around; gird 2. to encircle; surround; encompass … English World dictionary
begird — /bi gerrd /, v.t., begirt or begirded, begirding. to gird about; encompass; surround. [bef. 900; ME begirden, OE begierdan. See BE , GIRD1] * * * … Universalium
begird — verb a) To bind with a band or girdle. b) To encircle, surround, as with a gird; inclose; encompass … Wiktionary
begird — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring1. Archaic: engird. See EDGE. 2. To shut in on all sides: beset, circle, compass, encircle,… … English dictionary for students
begird — v. surround; gird about … English contemporary dictionary
begird — v. a. 1. Gird, bind with a girdle. 2. Surround, encompass, environ, encircle, enclose, engird … New dictionary of synonyms
begird — v 1. bind, belt, truss, gird; wrap, swathe, swaddle, bandage; buckle, tie, pinion, fasten, couple. 2. encompass, surround, circumvent, circumscribe, environ, encircle, ring; confine, hem in, hedge, limit, bound, enclose; contain, corral, fence,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
