bejewel


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bejewel

(bɪˈdʒuːəl)
vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
(Jewellery) (tr) to decorate with or as if with jewels
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be•jew•el

(bɪˈdʒu əl)

v.t. -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
to adorn with or as if with jewels.
[1550–60]
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bejewel


Past participle: bejewelled
Gerund: bejewelling

Imperative
bejewel
bejewel
Present
I bejewel
you bejewel
he/she/it bejewels
we bejewel
you bejewel
they bejewel
Preterite
I bejewelled
you bejewelled
he/she/it bejewelled
we bejewelled
you bejewelled
they bejewelled
Present Continuous
I am bejewelling
you are bejewelling
he/she/it is bejewelling
we are bejewelling
you are bejewelling
they are bejewelling
Present Perfect
I have bejewelled
you have bejewelled
he/she/it has bejewelled
we have bejewelled
you have bejewelled
they have bejewelled
Past Continuous
I was bejewelling
you were bejewelling
he/she/it was bejewelling
we were bejewelling
you were bejewelling
they were bejewelling
Past Perfect
I had bejewelled
you had bejewelled
he/she/it had bejewelled
we had bejewelled
you had bejewelled
they had bejewelled
Future
I will bejewel
you will bejewel
he/she/it will bejewel
we will bejewel
you will bejewel
they will bejewel
Future Perfect
I will have bejewelled
you will have bejewelled
he/she/it will have bejewelled
we will have bejewelled
you will have bejewelled
they will have bejewelled
Future Continuous
I will be bejewelling
you will be bejewelling
he/she/it will be bejewelling
we will be bejewelling
you will be bejewelling
they will be bejewelling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bejewelling
you have been bejewelling
he/she/it has been bejewelling
we have been bejewelling
you have been bejewelling
they have been bejewelling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bejewelling
you will have been bejewelling
he/she/it will have been bejewelling
we will have been bejewelling
you will have been bejewelling
they will have been bejewelling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bejewelling
you had been bejewelling
he/she/it had been bejewelling
we had been bejewelling
you had been bejewelling
they had been bejewelling
Conditional
I would bejewel
you would bejewel
he/she/it would bejewel
we would bejewel
you would bejewel
they would bejewel
Past Conditional
I would have bejewelled
you would have bejewelled
he/she/it would have bejewelled
we would have bejewelled
you would have bejewelled
they would have bejewelled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.bejewel - adorn or decorate with precious stonesbejewel - adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
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References in classic literature ?
Her bare arms and legs were almost concealed by the massive, bejeweled ornaments which covered them, while her single leopard skin was supported by a close-fitting girdle of golden rings set in strange designs with innumerable small diamonds.
The central box contained the lean but pompous Sheriff, his bejeweled wife, and their daughter, a supercilious young woman enough, who, it was openly hinted, was hoping to receive the golden arrow from the victor and thus be crowned queen of the day.
He must remind himself every now and then that the great event transpired in the open air, and not in a gloomy, candle- lighted cell in a little corner of a vast church, up-stairs--a small cell all bejeweled and bespangled with flashy ornamentation, in execrable taste.
As they approached the center of the city the girl saw that even the roofs bore companies of these idle watchers, harnessed and bejeweled as for some gala-day of laughter and music, but no laughter broke from those silent lips, nor any music from the strings of the instruments that many of them held in jeweled fingers.
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Existing Bejeweled fans will know exactly what they're letting themselves in for - it's the sheer addictive nature of this tried and tested genre that continues to suck us all in and refuses to spit us back out.
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