be-

be-
prefix
1 in some verbs, means to treat as a particular thing: Don't belittle him (=say he is unimportant) | He befriended me (=became my friend)
2 literary in some adjectives, means wearing a particular thing: a bespectacled boy (=wearing glasses)
3 old use completely; thoroughly: to besmear (=make very dirty)

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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