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English Dictionary: bewail by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bewail
v
  1. regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
    Synonym(s): deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewailed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Bewailing}.]
      To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail
      over.
  
               Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this
               hour bewail the injury.                           --Shak.
  
      Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See {Deplore}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. i.
      To express grief; to lament. --Shak.
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