▪ I.† beˈtear,v.1Obs. [f. be- 6 + tear n.] trans. To suffuse with tears. Hence beˈtearedppl. a. 1580Sidney Arcadia i. 81 When I lift my beteard eyes.1635J. Hayward Banish'd Virg. 44 Staring about them with beteared eyes. ▪ II.betear,v.2 see the ppl. a. betorn.