be·shrew (b -shr  )tr.v. be·shrewed, be·shrew·ing, be·shrews Archaic To invoke evil upon; curse. [Middle English bishrewen : bi-, be- + shrew, wicked person; see shrew.] |
beshrew [bɪˈʃruː]
vb
(tr) Archaic to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me)
[see be-, shrew]
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| Verb | 1. |  beshrew - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
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