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† bebeast, v. Obs.|bɪˈbiːst|
[f. be- 6 + beast.]
1. trans. To make a beast of.
1640Bp. Reynolds Passions xl. 527 [He] hath..be-beasted himselfe by setting his Desires onely on Transitory and Perishable goods. 1713Beveridge Priv. Th. (1730) 127 To..be-beast themselves by drinking to Excess.
2. To treat as a beast; to call ‘beast.’
1659Eades Christ's Exalt. 16 They will..bebeast themselves, for their carlesness. ― Wisd. Justif. 72 They will condemn themselves, and befoole and bebeast themselves. |