Definition
To put a wig on; to cover with a wig or hair piece.
Etymology
From 'be-' plus 'wig' (shortened from 'periwig,' from French 'perruque'). This word emerged in the 1600s-1700s when wigs became fashionable.
Kelly Says
Words like 'bewhig' are time capsules—they reveal when something became so fashionable that people needed verbs for it. Wig-wearing was fashionable enough to inspire its own 'be-' verb!
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিভ্রান্ত
bibhranta
CACatalà
desorientar
deh-zoh-ree-en-tar
DADansk
forvirre
fohr-vee-reh
DEDeutsch
verwirren
feh-veer-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αποσπάω
apospao
ESEspañol
desconcertar
dehs-kohn-sehr-tar
FISuomi
hämmästyttää
hahm-mah-stoo-tah
FRFrançais
désarçonner
deh-zahr-soh-neh
HAHA
matsalar
mah-tsah-lar
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengelirukan
muhng-eh-loo-roo-kahn
IGIG
ọchịchị
oh-chee-chee
ITItaliano
sconcertare
skohn-cheh-rah-reh
KMKM
ក្បត់ជាតិ
kbat cheh-at
MSBahasa Melayu
mengelirukan
muhng-eh-loo-roo-kahn
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ကွက်
lote kwet
NLNederlands
verwarren
vay-rah-ren
NONorsk
forvirre
fohr-vee-reh
PLPolski
zdezorientować
zdeh-zoh-ree-en-toh-vach
PTPortuguês
desconcertar
deh-skohn-seh-tar
RORomână
a dezorienta
ah deh-zoh-ree-en-tah
RUРусский
озадачить
ozadachit
SVSvenska
förvirra
fohr-vee-rah
SWKiswahili
kutofanya akili
koo-toh-fah-nyah ah-kee-lee
TEతెలుగు
గందరగోళం
gandaragolam
THไทย
ทำให้สับสน
tahm hai sabsan
TLTL
nakakalito
nah-kah-kah-lee-toh
TRTürkçe
şaşkınlık
shash-kuhn-luk
UKУкраїнська
задіювати
zadiyuvaty
VITiếng Việt
làm cho bối rối
lahm choh bwai roh-ee
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
koo-dloo-ehn-goo-lah