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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Bewail \Be*wail"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Bewailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bewailing}.] To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.

Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury. --Shak.

Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See {Deplore}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Bewail \Be*wail"\, verb (used without an object) To express grief; to lament. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

bewail

verb

1: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: {deplore}, {lament}, {bemoan}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewail": be sorry for, bemoan, deplore, dirge, elegize, give sorrow words, grieve, keen, knell, lament, moan, mourn, regret, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow, weep, weep over

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