befoe

English

From be- +‎ foe, modelled after befriend.

befoe (third-person singular simple present befoes, present participle befoeing, simple past and past participle befoed)

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become a foe.
- 2008, John Tarolli, Road Warriors:
  Take it from me; it is helpful to remain buoyant when identifying fish to befriend or "befoe."
(transitive, intransitive) To treat or behave as a foe; be hostile towards.
- 1874, Andrew Archibald Paton, Henry Beyle (otherwise de Stendahl):
  What will the great coming Russian revolution do? Will it destroy the aristocracy, as in France, or will it leave it standing? Will it befriend or befoe the large non-Russian element of the western provinces?
- 1953, Charlotte Ida McDow Rodman, The McDow family in America:
  M. C. Witherspoon in the presence of each other Witnessed the due execution thereof. J. J. McMullan Sworn to befoe me this 21st day of Jan. 1842.