Definition
To give drugs to; to stupefy or poison with drugs.
Etymology
From 'be-' (causative prefix) combined with 'drug,' meaning to cause someone to become affected by drugs, often against their will. Appears in texts from the 16th-17th centuries.
Kelly Says
This archaic verb shows the dark side of be- prefix verbs — while most were neutral or poetic, 'bedrug' specifically meant to drug someone without consent, reflecting historical concerns about poisoning and witchcraft.
Translations
CSČeština
podvod
po-d-vod
DADansk
bedrageri
be-dra-ge-ri
DEDeutsch
Betrug
be-troog
ESEspañol
engaño
en-ga-ño
FRFrançais
arnaque
ar-na-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipuan
pe-ni-pu-an
ITItaliano
inganno
in-gan-no
MSBahasa Melayu
penipuan
pe-ni-pu-an
NLNederlands
bedrog
be-drog
NONorsk
bedrageri
be-dra-ge-ri
PLPolski
oszustwo
os-hust-vo
PTPortuguês
fraude
fra-ude
RORomână
înșelare
in-she-la-re
SVSvenska
bedrägeri
be-dray-ge-ri
SWKiswahili
udang
oo-dang
TLTL
panloloko
pa-no-lo-ko
TRTürkçe
dolandırıcılık
do-lan-dir-i-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
обман
ob-man
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lừa đảo