to pay compliments to; to praise or flatter elaborately.
From 'be-' plus 'compliment'. This verb form would mean 'to make into a compliment' or 'to treat with compliments', following the standard 'be-' verb pattern.
This word shows how 'be-' verbs could turn any noun into a verb—you can 'becompliment' someone just as you can 'bedazzle' them, but only bedazzle survived into modern English.
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