v. ? Obs. [f. BE- pref. 6 + NEGRO.] trans. To make Negro; to make of the color of a negro; to blacken, darken.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., 330. If we derive the curse on Cham … we shall Benegroe a greater part of the earth than ever was, or so conceived.
1650. Charleton, Paradoxes, 19. There could no reason be found out, why that particular place of the circle, should be benegroed and torrified.
1658. Hewyt, Serm., 109 (T.). Benegroed in more than cimmerian, and that perpetuall darkness too.
1865. North Star, 16 Dec., 1/3. The dust arises in quantities to incrust every object and be-negro the visages of all engaged.
