Use of prefix be- to denote “excessively” or “to a greater dgree”

Belaud:

Definition:  verb: to praise usually to excess

Example:

“Supporters belauded the idea as a magic bullet for all social problems in the country.”

Etymology:

You may recognize the word "laud" (meaning "to praise or extol") in "belaud." In fact, "belaud" was formed by combining the prefix "be-" and the verb "laud." Since "be-" can denote both "to a greater degree" and "excessively or ostentatiously," it perhaps should come as no surprise that while "laud" may imply praise to a deserved degree, "belaud" often has the connotations of unreasonable or undeserved praise.

Here is the list consisting of the word which uses prefix be- to denote excessively, the words and their meanings are given followed by the root words (without be-), so as to ascertain that readers may fully grasp the idea.

becloud: to obscure or muddle; cloud : to worry

bedaub: to excessively smear with something to spoil ; daub: to apply some semiliquid substance like mud, paint irregularly.

bedazzle: to impress somebody greatly, or astonish by being immediately impressive; dazzle: to amaze somebody with skill or brilliance

bedevil: to be continual source of problems and irritation; devil: an evil spirit

bedim:to make less perceptive, to obscure, or to make indistinct; dim: producing little light

bedizen: to dress somebody showy; dizen: to dress

bedraggle: to drench or to become wet completely; draggle: becoming wet

belaud: to fulsomely praise; laud: to praise

belay: to stop doing something or hold off from; lay: to rest

bethink: to think again