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bewake

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From Middle English bewaken (“to watch”), from Old English bewacian (“to watch, keep watch over”), equivalent to be- + wake. Cognate with Dutch bewaken, German bewachen, Swedish bevaka, Danish bevåge.

verb bewakes · bewaking · bewaked

  1. obsolete, transitive To watch; keep watch over; guard.
  2. transitive To awaken thoroughly; keep awake.
  3. transitive To spend waking; watch through.
  4. intransitive To keep awake; watch.
  5. obsolete, transitive To watch over (a body); observe funeral rites for.

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"bewake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bewake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{bewake_2026,
  title = {bewake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bewake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}