bezzle

verb

bez·​zle

ˈbe-zəl

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

dialectal, chiefly British : waste, plunder

intransitive verb

dialectal, chiefly British : to drink or eat to excess

Word History

Etymology

Middle English besilen, from Middle French besillier to destroy, kill

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