To give a title or name to something; to entitle or designate by a particular title.
Formed from the prefix 'be-' (meaning 'to make' or 'to cause') combined with 'title'. This follows the Old English pattern of creating verbs with 'be-' that means to furnish with or invest in something.
The 'be-' prefix is like a verb-making machine in English—'be' + 'title' makes a verb, 'be' + 'friend' makes another! Medieval English speakers used this to transform nouns into action words constantly.
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