Definitions
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- verb transitive To
write about;describe . - verb transitive To write to.
- verb transitive To write; write from;
copy .
Etymologies
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From Middle English bewriten, from Old English bewrītan ("to write, record, copy"), equivalent to be- (“about, over”) + write. Compare Dutch beschrijven ("to describe"), German beschreiben ("to describe"), Swedish beskriva ("to describe").
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AnWulf commented on the word bewrite
bewrite - to write about, describe, copy, write to
October 16, 2011