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befight.

To deprive of by fighting.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To deprive of by fighting.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To fight against; contend; do battle with.

    dialectal · obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English *befighten, *befeghten, from Old English befeohtan (“to take by fighting”), equivalent to be- + fight. Cognate with Dutch bevechten (“to fight, combat”), Middle High German bevehten.

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