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Bewreak vs Bebreak - What's the difference?

bewreak | bebreak |

As verbs the difference between bewreak and bebreak

is that bewreak is (obsolete) to avenge; revenge while bebreak is (ambitransitive) to break to pieces; break completely; shatter; destroy.

bewreak

English

Alternative forms

* bewreke

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To avenge; revenge.
    • Gemoted warriours to bewrecke her bedde'' — Thomas Chatterton, ''The Rowley Poems , 1778
  • To give vent in action to (incensed feelings).

    • bebreak

    English

    Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To break to pieces; break completely; shatter; destroy.
  • *1678 , Nicolas Caussin, Hawkins, The Holy Court in Five Tomes :
    • This miserable snare staied all his good purposes, and needs must bebreak them, to put this great Soul into full liberty.
  • *2008 , Dr Yonah Alexander, Milton M. Hoenig, The New Iranian Leadership :
    • Additionally all rulings in the revolutionary and clerical courts are final and cannot bebreak ; overturned.
  • *2011 , Marie Loughlin, Sandra Bell, Patricia Brace, The Broadview Anthology of Sixteenth-Century Poetry and Prose :
    • Did in my hall in sight of least and most Bebreak his staff, my household office stay, Bad each make shift, and rode himself away.