bevrijden

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Dutch

Etymology

From earlier bevrijen, from Middle Dutch bevriën, a prefixed form of vriën (to free). Can be interpreted synchronically as be- + vrijen or vrij + be- -en. The -d- is a hypercorrection, probably influenced by the past tense bevrijd and/or compensating for a mistakenly supposed case of d-weakening (compare vlieden); contrast vrijen, which has the etymologically expected form without -d-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvrɛi̯.dən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧vrij‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Verb

bevrijden

  1. (transitive) to liberate, to free

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