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to benet

to benet

1 9.9
To bless something with a religious act
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : bendecir
  • She felt honored to benet her child with a special blessing.

Examples

  • Being thus benetted round with villainies, I sat me down, devised a new commission, wrote it fair.

    Hamlet (2000)

  • The priest will benet the congregation during the service.

  • In ancient rituals, they would benet the offerings to ensure a bountiful harvest.

Synonyms

to bless
vsto benet
  • Formal
624 3.5

To make something holy by a religious act

is an older religious form used in language rather than the ritual action

Antonyms

to curse
244 4.8

To wish harm on someone using magic

How Blessed

to sanctify
24 7.4
to consecrate
  • Formal
33 7.4
to benet
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to anoint
23 6.8

Surface Forms

benet infinitive
benet past
benet past participle
beneting present participle
benets third person singular

Etymology

Benet as a verb comes from the same old idea of 'blessing', like in the word Benediction. That's why to benet means 'to bless' or to make someone or something blessed.