Befreckle

/bɪˈfrɛkəl/ verb

To cover or mark with freckles; to speckle or spot as if with freckles.

From 'be-' prefix plus 'freckle' (from Old Norse 'freknur', plural of 'frekn', a spot on skin). The prefix suggests covering something thoroughly with freckles or freckle-like marks.

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