What is another word for bedew?

Pronunciation: [bɪdjˈuː] (IPA)

Bedew refers to the process of wetting or dampening something with tiny drops of water. Some of the common synonyms for bedew include moisten, dampen, sprinkle, mist, dew, and spatter. Other synonyms include drench, soak, saturate, spray, wet, and water. Bedewing is often used to describe the process of adding moisture to plants, flowers, and crops to help them grow, or to describe the natural occurrence of dew forming on surfaces overnight. Weather can also bedew surfaces, with rain or snow providing a heavy drenching or light misting effect.

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What are the hypernyms for Bedew?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Bedew?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for bedew (as verbs)

What are the opposite words for bedew?

Bedew is a verb, meaning "to cover with drops of water." There are several antonyms for bedew, including desiccate, dry, dehydrate, parch, and wither. Each of these terms refers to the opposite of bedewing, or removing moisture from an object or surface. Desiccate implies complete drying out, while dry simply means removing moisture. Dehydrate refers to the removal of water from within an object, such as food or a person's body. Parch is a more poetic term, usually referring to the drying out of land or plants. Wither means to dry up and become shrunken or faded, often used to describe a dying plant or flower.

What are the antonyms for Bedew?

Usage examples for Bedew

With all with the hunted, whose eyes search mine In vain for the hint of a 'scaping clue; With those still tranc'd, where the skies bedew The half-op'd blossoms that round them shine.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
Tell Bullingbrooke, for yond me thinkes he is, That euery stride he makes vpon my Land, Is dangerous Treason: He is come to ope The purple Testament of bleeding Warre; But ere the Crowne he lookes for, liue in peace, Ten thousand bloody crownes of Mothers Sonnes Shall ill become the flower of Englands face, Change the complexion of her Maid-pale Peace To Scarlet Indignation, and bedew Her Pastors Grasse with faithfull English Blood North.
"Richard-II"
Shakespeare, William
He will be convinced of my repentance when he reads the letter I shall bedew with my tears, but he must not know of my whereabouts till he has promised to forgive me.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Famous quotes with Bedew

  • Weak withering age no rigid law forbids, With frugal nectar, smooth and slow with balm, The sapless habit daily to bedew, And give the hesitating wheels of life Gliblier to play.
    John Armstrong (poet)

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