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.
This poetic verb captures something English speakers have observed for centuries—how the sun 'befreckles' pale skin, and artists might say it 'befreckles' a canvas with tiny imperfections or a leopard 'befreckles' itself with spots.
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