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bewail

verb

  1. to express grief over; lament
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɪˈweɪl/

verb

Etymology: From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.

  1. To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

    […] Though in this city he Hath widow’d and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury, Yet he shall have a noble memory.

    And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.