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verbloemen

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bloemver- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌvərˈblu.mə(n)/, /ˌvɛrˈblu.mə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧bloe‧men
  • Rhymes: -umən

Verb

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verbloemen

  1. (intransitive, of a plant) to blossom again, bear (at least) a second bloom
  2. (transitive) to ornate, to cover with flowers
  3. (transitive) to veil, soften by euphemistic phrasing
  4. (transitive) to excuse, treat apologetically
  5. (transitive) to mask, hide (something unpleasant)
  6. (transitive) to avoid, suppress, leave unspoken
  7. (transitive) to personify
  8. (transitive, chemistry) to effloresce, let crystallize

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verbloemen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verbloemen
past singular verbloemde
past participle verbloemd
infinitive verbloemen
gerund verbloemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verbloem verbloemde
2nd person sing. (jij) verbloemt, verbloem2 verbloemde
2nd person sing. (u) verbloemt verbloemde
2nd person sing. (gij) verbloemt verbloemde
3rd person singular verbloemt verbloemde
plural verbloemen verbloemden
subjunctive sing.1 verbloeme verbloemde
subjunctive plur.1 verbloemen verbloemden
imperative sing. verbloem
imperative plur.1 verbloemt
participles verbloemend verbloemd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Derived terms

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