bemeistern

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German

Etymology

be- +‎ meistern

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈmaɪ̯stɐn/
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Verb

bemeistern (weak, third-person singular present bemeistert, past tense bemeisterte, past participle bemeistert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (uncommon, reflexive) to dominate
    Synonyms: beherrschen, bezwingen
    • 1797, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Ein Sommernachtstraum, translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, :
      Theseus. Ich bin gewiß, seine Klugheit kann sich seiner Herzhaftigkeit nicht bemeistern; denn eine Gans bemeistert sich keines Fuchses. Wohl! überlaßt es seiner Klugheit und laßt uns auf den Mond horchen.
      His discretion, I am sure, cannot carry his valour; / for the goose carries not the fox. It is well: / leave it to his discretion, and let us listen to the moon.

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Descendants

  • Swedish: bemästra

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