v. Obs. [f. BE- 6 + MOAT sb.] To surround with, or as with, a moat; to flood.
1598. Sylvester, Du Bartas, I. vii. (1641), 59/1. A silver Brook … A goodly Garden it be-moateth round.
1686. W. de Britaine, Hum. Prud., ix. 43. When I have heard that my Friend was dead, I have bemoated my Eyes with Tears.
