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belave.

To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bilaven (“to wash all over”), from bi-, be- + laven (“to wash, pour water on”), equivalent to be- + lave.

verb
  1. to remain, continue; to belay

    archaic · intransitive
  2. to be alive

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Anomalous alteration of beleve (“to remain, be alive”) and belive (“to remain, stay”), both from Middle English beliven (“to remain”), from Old English belīfan (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”). More at belive, leave.

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