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Beg"gar (&unr_;), n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.] 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner.
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2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.
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3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
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4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. Abp. Tillotson.
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Beg"gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton.
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2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
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It beggared all description. Shak.
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