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- [beyst]
- /beɪst/
- /beɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyst]
- /beɪst/
Definitions of basted word
- verb with object basted to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel. 1
- verb with object basted to denounce or scold vigorously: an editorial basting the candidate for irresponsible statements. 1
- noun basted liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices. 1
- noun basted Pour juices or melted fat over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist. 1
- verb basted simple past tense and past participle of baste. 0
- adjective basted Having been cooked by basting. 0
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Origin of basted
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English basten < Anglo-French, Middle French bastir to build, baste < Germanic; compare Old High German bestan to mend, patch for *bastian to bring together with bast thread or string (bast bast + -i- v. suffix + -an infinitive suffix)
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Parts of speech for Basted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
basted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for basted
verb basted
- saturated — saturated.
- daubed — to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud: to daub a canvas with paint; to daub stone walls with mud.
- dripped — to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
- larded — the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
Antonyms for basted
verb basted
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
- guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
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