Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bemoan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.
Syn: See {Deplore}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bemoan
v : regret strongly [syn: {deplore}, {lament}, {bewail}, {regret}]
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