bewreck

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ wreck. Compare Old English bewrecan (“to drive or bring to”). More at be-, wreck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈɹɛk/

Verb

bewreck (third-person singular simple present bewrecks, present participle bewrecking, simple past and past participle bewrecked or (obsolete) bewreckt)

1. (transitive, dialectal) To wreck completely; ruin; destroy.
   • a. 1610, The Mirror for Magistrates

     Yet was I, or I parted thence, bewreckt.