bewrite

transitive verb

be·​write

bi-ˈrīt,

bē-

bewrote

bi-ˈrōt,

bē-

; bewritten

bi-ˈri-tᵊn,

bē-

; bewriting; bewrites

: to write about

a public figure who has been much bewritten in the newspapers

Word History

Etymology

be- + write

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