Definitions
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- verb transitive To tow about;
pull ;draw ;lead about;conduct . - verb transitive To
educate ;influence ;steer ;direct . - verb transitive To
bestow ;apply .
Etymologies
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From be- + tow, or as a back-formation from Middle English betowen ("bestowed, applied"), past participle of Middle English bitēn ("to tug, pull, cover, apply, devote, employ, bring about, perform"), from Old English betēon ("to cover, surround, enclose, dispose of, bestow, bequeath, impeach, accuse").
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Examples
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A few privileged exceptions to the law and a few instances of express dispensation, occurring later, will be noticed betow (II).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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