verb
- to smile at; to greet or regard with a smile
Usage: archaic or literary; transitive verb
Examples
- She besmiled him warmly as he entered the room.
- The old portrait showed a woman besmiling the viewer with gentle affection.
- He besmiled his friend across the crowded hall.
- Fortune besmiles those who work with diligence.
- The goddess besmiled the hero in his moment of triumph.