Home › Words › B › befetterbefetterbefetter · verb — to confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom be- + fetter.verbTo confine with fetters; restrain as if by fetters.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fettering 78% match — The act by which something is fettered or constricted. vs befetter →fetterer 77% match — One who fetters. vs befetter →fetter 74% match — A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, often by its legs. vs befetter →enfetter 74% match — To bind in fetters vs befetter →unfetter 70% match — To release from fetters; to unchain; to let loose; to free. vs befetter →fetterless 69% match — Without fetters. vs befetter →fetterlessness 65% match — Freedom from fetters. vs befetter →beshackle 63% match — To shackle. vs befetter →