besmetten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besmetten. Equivalent to be- +‎ smetten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsmɛtə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧smet‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

besmetten

1. (transitive) to infect (with a disease)

Inflection

Conjugation of besmetten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	besmetten
past singular	besmette
past participle	besmet
infinitive	besmetten
gerund	besmetten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	besmet	besmette
2nd person sing. (jij)	besmet	besmette
2nd person sing. (u)	besmet	besmette
2nd person sing. (gij)	besmet	besmette
3rd person singular	besmet	besmette
plural	besmetten	besmetten
subjunctive sing.1	besmette	besmette
subjunctive plur.1	besmetten	besmetten
imperative sing.	besmet
imperative plur.1	besmet
participles	besmettend	besmet
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• aansteken
• infecteren

Derived terms

• besmettelijk
• besmetter
• besmetting