beknave, v.
(bɪˈneɪv)
[f. be- 5 + knave n.]
trans. To treat as a knave, to call ‘knave.’
| c 1525 Skelton Agst. Garnesche 9 So currysly to be⁓knave me in the kynges place. 1539 Taverner Gard. Wysed. ii. 16 a, Some we call Pharisees, we be knave, we defye as naughtye papistes. c 1720 Pope Gentle Sheph. (Globe) 475 May satire ne'er befool ye, or beknave ye. 1876 Green Short Hist. vii. §1 Beknaved by the King. |