verbloemen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • verblommen (archaic)

Etymology

From bloem +‎ ver- -en.

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

Verb

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

Inflection
Inflection of verbloemen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verbloemen
past singular verbloemde
past participle verbloemd
infinitive verbloemen
gerund verbloemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verbloemverbloemde
2nd person sing. (jij) verbloemtverbloemde
2nd person sing. (u) verbloemtverbloemde
2nd person sing. (gij) verbloemtverbloemde
3rd person singular verbloemtverbloemde
plural verbloemenverbloemden
subjunctive sing.1 verbloemeverbloemde
subjunctive plur.1 verbloemenverbloemden
imperative sing. verbloem
imperative plur.1 verbloemt
participles verbloemendverbloemd
1) Archaic.

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