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Be (2)
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir.
(2):
A prefix, originally the same word as by;
(3):
To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for).
(4):
To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Be (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/be-2.html. 1828.