berhyme

transitive verb

be·​rhyme

bi-ˈrīm,

bē-

variants or berime

bi-ˈrīm,

bē-

archaic

: to use as the subject of a rhyme

especially : to lampoon in rhyming verse

Word History

Etymology

be- + rhyme, rime

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