Becarpet

/bɪˈkɑːrpɪt/ verb

To cover with a carpet; to carpet.

From 'be-' (covering or making) plus 'carpet,' from Old French 'carpite,' derived from Latin 'carpere' (to pluck). Another example of 'be-' verbs transforming nouns into verbs.

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