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1. behest
noun. ['bɪˈhɛst'] an authoritative command or request.
Synonyms
- dictation
- bidding
- command
Antonyms
- outbid
- allow
- permit
- inaccessibility
Etymology
- behæs (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Behest
- self-professed
- transgressed
- unimpressed
- telequest
- stateswest
- intrawest
- eastern-west
- dispossessed
- unaddressed
- telewest
- repossessed
- reinvest
- progressed
- northwest
- indigest
- expressed
- distressed
- compressed
- undressed
- sylvest
- suppressed
- suggest
- southwest
- request
- repressed
- reassessed
- protest
- professed
- penwest
- norwest
Example sentences of the word behest
1. Noun, singular or mass
Canning is a process that was invented at the behest of Napoleon and the French Army.