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German
Etymology
From Middle High German phlihten, derived from the noun phliht, phlihte, from Old High German phliht. By surface analysis, Pflicht + -en.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pflich‧ten
Verb
pflichten (weak, third-person singular present pflichtet, past tense pflichtete, past participle gepflichtet, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete) to abide by, to take part in, to band together, to oblige
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