Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To speed; cause to prosper.
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- verb transitive To
speed ; cause toprosper .
Etymologies
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From be- (“unto, on, upon”) + speed.
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Examples
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So when this was passed and over, they bespeed themselves to look for
The Holy War 2001
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This accomplished, they must then bespeed them to the top of the hill again, where two loaded rifles yet remained, in whose leaden bullets lay, as they trusted, the golden chance of victory.
Burl Morrison Heady 1872
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So when this was passed and over, they bespeed themselves to look for Emmanuel their Prince; and they sought him, but they found him not.
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