third person singular present tense of 'bedunce'; treats someone as a dunce or declares them foolish.
From bedunce + -s suffix for third person singular present tense, following regular English verb conjugation.
The verb form 'bedunces' shows how English was ready to verb almost any noun during the Early Modern period, creating temporary expressions that could make their point vividly.
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