bemachtigen

See also: bemächtigen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bemachtigen. Equivalent to macht +‎ be- -igen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈmɑxtəɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧mach‧ti‧gen

Verb

bemachtigen

  1. (transitive) to acquire with difficulty
  2. (transitive, archaic) to subdue, to overpower
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to empower, to give power to

Inflection
Inflection of bemachtigen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bemachtigen
past singular bemachtigde
past participle bemachtigd
infinitive bemachtigen
gerund bemachtigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bemachtigbemachtigde
2nd person sing. (jij) bemachtigtbemachtigde
2nd person sing. (u) bemachtigtbemachtigde
2nd person sing. (gij) bemachtigtbemachtigde
3rd person singular bemachtigtbemachtigde
plural bemachtigenbemachtigden
subjunctive sing.1 bemachtigebemachtigde
subjunctive plur.1 bemachtigenbemachtigden
imperative sing. bemachtig
imperative plur.1 bemachtigt
participles bemachtigendbemachtigd
1) Archaic.

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: bemachtig
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