Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bedeck
Participle: bedecked
Gerund: bedecking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bedeck |
| you | bedeck |
| he;she;it | bedecks |
| we | bedeck |
| you | bedeck |
| they | bedeck |
Perfect
| I | have bedecked |
| you | have bedecked |
| he;she;it | has bedecked |
| we | have bedecked |
| you | have bedecked |
| they | have bedecked |
Past
| I | bedecked |
| you | bedecked |
| he;she;it | bedecked |
| we | bedecked |
| you | bedecked |
| they | bedecked |
Pluperfect
| I | had bedecked |
| you | had bedecked |
| he;she;it | had bedecked |
| we | had bedecked |
| you | had bedecked |
| they | had bedecked |
Future
| I | will bedeck |
| you | will bedeck |
| he;she;it | will bedeck |
| we | will bedeck |
| you | will bedeck |
| they | will bedeck |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bedecked |
| you | will have bedecked |
| he;she;it | will have bedecked |
| we | will have bedecked |
| you | will have bedecked |
| they | will have bedecked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bedeck |
| you | bedeck |
| he;she;it | bedeck |
| we | bedeck |
| you | bedeck |
| they | bedeck |
Perfect
| I | have bedecked |
| you | have bedecked |
| he;she;it | have bedecked |
| we | have bedecked |
| you | have bedecked |
| they | have bedecked |
Imperfect
| I | bedecked |
| you | bedecked |
| he;she;it | bedecked |
| we | bedecked |
| you | bedecked |
| they | bedecked |
Pluperfect
| I | had bedecked |
| you | had bedecked |
| he;she;it | had bedecked |
| we | had bedecked |
| you | had bedecked |
| they | had bedecked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bedeck |
| you | would bedeck |
| he;she;it | would bedeck |
| we | would bedeck |
| you | would bedeck |
| they | would bedeck |
Perfect
| I | would have bedecked |
| you | would have bedecked |
| he;she;it | would have bedecked |
| we | would have bedecked |
| you | would have bedecked |
| they | would have bedecked |
Imperative
| you | bedeck |
| we | Let's bedeck |
| you | bedeck |
Verbs conjugated like 'bedeck'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bedeck'
beduck,
begeck,
redeck,
beck,
bedark,
bede,
bedeal,
bedear,
bedeem,
bedew,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make pretty
- adorn, apparel, array, beautify, deck, deck out, decorate, decore, do up, dress up, dub, embellish, garnish, grace, ornament, prettify, pretty up
- adorn
- decorate, ornament, festoon, array, bedizen
Antonyms
- adorn
- deface, mar, spoil, tarnish
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch. See: Dutch '
bedekken', German, old spelling '
bedecken', Swedish '
betäcka'.
Verbs referencing "bedeck"
Dutch
bedekken.
Sample Sentences
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[...] many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man. His hands, large and coarse, were plentifully bedecked with rings; and he wore a heavy gold watch-chain, with a bundle of seals of portentous size, and a great variety of colors, attached to it,—which, in the ardor of conversation, he was in the habit [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Here too are lanes and alleys, paved with mud knee-deep, underground chambers, where they dance and game; the walls bedecked with rough designs of ships, and forts, and flags, and American eagles out of number: ruined houses, open to the street, whence, through wide gaps in the walls, other ruins loom upon the eye, as [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)