Bemoan \Be*moan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemoaned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bemoaning.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem?nan; pref. be- + m?nan
to moan. See Moan.]
To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for;
to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
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Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.
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Syn: See Deplore.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bemoan
v : regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we
lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament,
bewail]
WordNet (r) 2.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "bemoan":
be sorry for, bewail, complain, deplore, dirge, elegize,
give sorrow words, grieve, grieve for, keen, knell, lament, moan,
mourn, regret, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues,
sorrow, weep, weep for, weep over
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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