befruchten

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German

Etymology

16th century, from be- +‎ Frucht +‎ -en, perhaps an alteration of Middle High German bevrühtigen (to sow a field).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈfrʊxtən/,
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Verb

befruchten (weak, third-person singular present befruchtet, past tense befruchtete, past participle befruchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to fertilise/fertilize, impregnate, pollinate
  2. (figurative) to inspire, stimulate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: befrukte

Further reading

  • befruchten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • befruchten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon