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Dutch
Etymology
From ver- + branden.
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verbranden
- (transitive) to burn, consume/kill in fire
- De dorpelingen verbrandden de heks. ― The villagers burnt the witch.
- (intransitive) to be consumed by fire
- Grote delen van het bos verbrandden afgelopen zomer. ― Large parts of the forest were consumed by fire last summer.
- (intransitive) to be sunburnt
- Mijn billen zijn verbrand, nu kan ik amper normaal zitten. ― My butt is sunburnt, now I can hardly sit normally.
- (transitive) to burn, affect gravely with corrosive etc. chemicals
- (intransitive) to burn, be affected gravely with corrosive etc. chemicals
- (transitive, figuratively) to discredit completely, ruin psychologically for future use, e.g. by scandal or media leak
- Synonyms: compromitteren, discrediteren, verknoeien
Nadat uitlekte wie het plan van de premier verbrandde door het te lekken, was die minister zelf verbrand en moest ontslag nemen.- After it was leaked who compromised the P.M.'s plan by leaking it, that minister was compromised himself and had to resign.
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