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Webster 1913 Edition
Bewail
Be-wail′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bewailed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bewailing
.] To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.
Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,
Which to this hour
Which to this hour
bewail
the injury. Shakespeare
Syn. – To bemoan; grieve. – See
Deplore
. Be-wail′
,Verb.
I.
To express grief; to lament.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bewail
BEWA'IL
,Verb.
T.
The true penitent bewails his ingratitude to God.
BEWA'IL
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
bewail
bewail
English
Verb
bewail (third-person singular simple present bewails, present participle bewailing, simple past and past participle bewailed)
- To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
- Shakespeare
- Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, / Which to this hour bewail the injury.
- Shakespeare
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to wail over