Past tense of beacon; guided by beacons or marked with a beacon; served as a beacon to.
From beacon (Old English 'bæcn') + -ed (past tense suffix). The verb form developed from the noun as people began using beacons actively for navigation.
Ships were literally 'beaconed' through dark waters by lighthouse keepers who understood that their fire was the difference between safe harbor and shipwreck.
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