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• bewilder — (v.) 1680s, from BE (Cf. be ) thoroughly + archaic wilder lead astray, lure into the wilds, probably a back formation of WILDERNESS (Cf. wilderness). An earlier word with the same sense was bewhape (early 14c.). Related: BEWILDERED (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• bevapid — obs. f. bewhaped: see bewhape …   Useful english dictionary

• bewape — variant of bewhape v. Obs …   Useful english dictionary