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Be*grim"er (&?;), n. One who, or that which, begrimes.

Be*grudge" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begrudged (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Begrudging.] To grudge; to envy the possession of.

Be*guile" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak.

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving.

Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.

Be*guile"ment (&?;), n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.

Be*guil"er (&?;), n. One who, or that which, beguiles.

Be*guil"ing, a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.

||Be`guin" (&?;), n. [F.] See Beghard.

||Be`gui`nage" (&?;), n. [F.] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.

||Be`guine" (&?;), n. [F. béguine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le Bègue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.)] A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.

||Be"gum (&?;), n. [Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. beg (see Beg, n.) + Ar. umm mother.] In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank. Malcom.

Be*gun" (&?;), p. p. of Begin.

Be*half" (&?;), n. [OE. on-behalve in the name of, bihalven by the side of, fr. AS. healf half, also side, part: akin to G. halb half, halber on account of. See Be-, and Half, n.] Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.

In behalf of his mistress's beauty. Sir P. Sidney.

Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. Clarendon.

In behalf of, in the interest of. -- On behalf of, on account of; on the part of.

Be*hap"pen (&?;), v. t. To happen to. [Obs.]

Be*have" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behaved (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Behaving.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See Have, v. t. ] 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]

He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak.

2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.

Those that behaved themselves manfully. 2 Macc. ii. 21.

Be*have", v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.

This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner; as, if he does not behave, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly.