† beˈmoat,v.Obs. [f. be- 6 + moat n.] To surround with, or as with, a moat; to flood. 1598Sylvester Du Bartas i. vii. (1641) 59/1 A silver Brook..A goodly Garden it be-moateth round.1686W. de Britaine Hum. Prud. ix. 43 When I have heard that my Friend was dead, I have bemoated my Eyes with Tears.