bename
verbEtymology From Middle English benamen. Equivalent to be- + name. Compare Middle English benemnen, from Old English benemnan, a closely related formation. Compare further Saterland Frisian benaame, German benennen, Swedish benämna, Dutch benoemen.
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Obsolete To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.
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To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.
- Unfortunately, the planet has been quite too much benamed, — benamed, indeed, out of all recognition.1896, Percival Lowell, Mars:
- As though the benamed things carried the longings of humans;1994, Mervyn Sprung, After Truth: Explorations in Life Sense, SUNY Press, page 71:
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- In other words, […] that 'names' do not 'form' benamed objects but are mere signifiers […]2006, Roy Ascott, Engineering Nature: Art & Consciousness in the Post-Biological Era, Intellect Books:
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To name; call; style; describe as.