Definitions

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  • verb Scotland To cause to go astray.
  • verb transitive To will (to); bequeath by a will or testament.

Etymologies

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From be- +‎ will (“wandering, stray, lost in error”). Cognate with Scots bewild ("to bewill").

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From be- +‎ will.

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Examples

  • Cherpak said that the venue would bewill most likely be a designer outdoor location, the E! news online reported.

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

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