bemock

bemock

(bɪˈmɒk)
vb (tr)
to mock
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Verb1.bemock - treat with contemptbemock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
deride - treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
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Her beams bemocked the sultry main, Like April hoar-frost spread; But where the ship's huge shadow lay, The charmed water burnt alway A still and awful red.
Nor does any insight wait to overcome the dark mysteries that pervade and bemock the dim consciousness that follows long after.
Bemocked of destiny; the actual struggles and experiences of a Canadian pioneer, and the recollections of a lifetime.
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