befrachten

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German

Etymology

From be- +‎ Fracht (freight) +‎ -en.

Verb

befrachten (weak, third-person singular present befrachtet, past tense befrachtete, past participle befrachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) (of a vessel) to load, to freight
  2. (figurative) to freight, to burden
    mit Sorgen befrachtetburdened with worries

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