Bewail Definition
bĭ-wāl
bewailed, bewailing, bewails
verb
bewailed, bewailing, bewails
To cry over; lament.
Bewail the dead.
American Heritage
To wail over or complain about; lament; mourn.
Webster's New World
To express sorrow or unhappiness over.
American Heritage
To cry over; lament.
Bewail the dead.
American Heritage
To express sorrow or unhappiness over.
American Heritage
Origin of Bewail
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From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English biwailen bi- be- wailen wail
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English biwailen bi- be- wailen wail
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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