tr.v. Archaic, -shrewed, -shrew·ing, -shrews.
To invoke evil upon; curse.
[Middle English bishrewen : bi-, be- + shrew, wicked person; see shrew.]
beshrew
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be·shrew (bĭ-shrū') 
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tr.v. Archaic, -shrewed, -shrew·ing, -shrews.
To invoke evil upon; curse.
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
wish harm upon; put a curse on
Synonyms: curse, damn, bedamn, anathemize, imprecate, maledict
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