bedear

== English == === Etymology === From be- +‎ dear. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Verb === bedear (third-person singular simple present bedears, present participle bedearing, simple past and past participle bedeared) (transitive) To make or hold dear; endear. Synonyms: appreciate, cherish, prize; see also Thesaurus:hold dear (transitive) To say "dear" to; address as "dear". 1922, Hearst's international: Highland had fallen into the habit of casually bedearing Mary when there were people about. "Well, dear," he said, "how about it?" "Oh," she said, "I think it's a lovely place, and so clean and tidy, and the sea, and all — I'd love to stay." === Anagrams === abreed, bardee, beader, bearde, beared, bedare, beread, breade