begift
verbEtymology From Middle English bigiften (“to entrust”), equivalent to be- + gift. Cognate with Dutch begiften (“to endow”), German begiften (“to endow”), Swedish begåva (“to endow, dower”).
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To entrust; endow.
- I suspect, for instance, that Bill Gates might not have wanted to begift such a program with the Microsoft name.2005, Philip R. Sullivan, The World According To Homo Sapiens:
2
To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts.
- They are harangued, bedinnered, begifted,[...]1838, Thomas Carlyle, The French revolution: a history:
- Mr. EH Cooper protests against the extravagant manner in which the children of the well-to-do are "amused" and begifted at Christmas: [...]1905, William Thomas Stead, The Review of reviews:
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- If you are an occasional reader and would like to receive the magazine regularly — or if you are a subscriber and would like to begift a friend, colleague or relative — use the form below.1974, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
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To give as a gift.