- Bedwarf
- Bedwarf \Be*dwarf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.] To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bedwarf
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bedwarf — index minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bedwarf — /bi dwörfˈ/ transitive verb To make dwarfish ORIGIN: ↑be (2) … Useful english dictionary
Bedwarfed — Bedwarf Be*dwarf , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.] To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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belittle — Synonyms and related words: bedwarf, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, criticize, cry down, de emphasize, debase, decry, degrade, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, derogate from, detract from, diminish, disapprove of,… … Moby Thesaurus
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