verpflichten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verphlichten. Cognate with Dutch verplichten. Equivalent to ver- +‎ pflichten. Also analysable as ver- +‎ Pflicht (duty) +‎ -en.

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧pflich‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪçtn̩

Verb

verpflichten (weak, third-person singular present verpflichtet, past tense verpflichtete, past participle verpflichtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to oblige someone, make someone promise
  2. (transitive) to commit, to oblige
  3. (transitive) to oblige, to swear, to be sworn
  4. (transitive) to engage
  5. (intransitive, law) to bind someone by contract, to oblige someone
  6. (intransitive) to be an obligation
  7. (reflexive) to undertake (to commit oneself to an obligation)

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