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to beclown

to beclown

9.9
To make someone look foolish by doing or saying silly things
  • verb
  • /bɪˈklaʊn/
  • Literature
translation icon : ridiculizar
  • The comedian's silly antics only served to beclown the serious topic of discussion.

Examples

  • Kmart is well and truly beclowning itself today.

    Blog text (10)

  • His constant bragging began to beclown him in front of his friends.

  • When he forgot the punchline, it really beclowned his first stand-up performance.

Synonyms

to make a monkey out of
vsto beclown
  • Offensive
3 8.4

Make someone look silly in front of other people by tricking or embarrassing them

is broader and can show general ridicule not only tricking
to stultify
vsto beclown
  • Formal
1 9.9

Make someone look foolish or unable to think clearly

is less formal and focuses on clownish ridicule rather than technical judgment
to bemock
vsto beclown
  • Offensive
9.9

To make fun of someone in a cruel way

is about making someone look foolish rather than only expressing contempt
to befool
vsto beclown
9.9

To trick someone so they look silly

is about causing a ridiculous appearance, not necessarily by deception

Antonyms

to elevate
  • Formal
52 4.4

To give someone a higher job or rank

How Ridiculous

to humiliate
  • Offensive
414 6.1
to beclown
  • Literature
9.9
to make fun of
  • Offensive
307 2.3
to tease
245 1.9

Surface Forms

beclown infinitive
beclowned past
beclowned past participle
beclowning present participle
beclowns third person singular

Morphology

beclown = clown (transparent) = be + clown

The verb follows the common 'be-' + noun/verb pattern meaning 'cause to be X' or 'make into X', so the sense 'make someone appear foolish' is predictable.

Etymology

The word beclown uses be- 'make or become', like in befriend, plus clown 'a foolish person', so to beclown someone is to make them look foolish in front of others.