Home › Words › B › bedearbedearbedear means to make or hold dear; endear.EtymologyFrom be- + dear.verbTo make or hold dear; endear.e.g.“I have been too nice. The coaxing minx, she loves me, cannot hide it, Has but half heart to try. Coy as she is, Her looks are kisses and her voice bedears me, Though she but say "Good day, sir."” — 1872, Augusta Webster, The auspicious day:To say "dear" to; address as "dear".Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.endear 75% match — To make (something) more precious or valuable. vs bedear →endearedly 73% match — With affection or endearment; dearly or lovingly vs bedear →endeared 73% match — Having become treasured or precious; beloved. vs bedear →endearer 71% match — One who or that which endears. vs bedear →dearworthy 71% match — Dearly loved; honourable; highly valued. vs bedear →endearedness 70% match — The state of being endeared. vs bedear →dearly 70% match — In a dear or precious manner. vs bedear →dear 67% match — High in price; expensive. vs bedear →