Third person singular or plural present tense of bespangle; to cover something with sparkly ornaments or sequins.
Derived from 'be-' prefix plus 'spangle' in the third person singular present form, following standard English verb conjugation patterns that emerged in Middle English.
The verb form shows how the 'be-' prefix in English originally meant 'to cause to be' or 'to cover'—so 'bespangle' literally means 'to cause to be spangled,' a pattern we see in verbs like befriend, besmirch, and bedazzle.
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