belezen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːzə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧zen
  • Rhymes: -eːzən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch belēsen. Equivalent to be- + lezen.

Verb

belezen

  1. (transitive) to exorcise
    In sommige culturen gelooft men dat rituelen kunnen helpen om boze geesten te belezen.
    In some cultures, it is believed that rituals can help exorcise evil spirits.
    De sjamaan gebruikte speciale kruiden om de patiënt te belezen en te genezen van zijn kwalen.
    The shaman used special herbs to exorcise and heal the patient from his ailments.
  2. (transitive) to convince, persuade
    Hij wist zijn publiek te belezen met zijn inspirerende woorden.
    He managed to convince his audience with his inspiring words.
    Door middel van feiten en argumenten probeerde hij de jury te belezen van de schuld van de verdachte.
    He tried to persuade the jury of the guilt of the suspect by presenting facts and arguments.
Inflection
Inflection of belezen (strong class 5, prefixed)
infinitive belezen
past singular belas
past participle belezen
infinitive belezen
gerund belezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beleesbelas
2nd person sing. (jij) beleestbelas
2nd person sing. (u) beleestbelas
2nd person sing. (gij) beleestbelaast
3rd person singular beleestbelas
plural belezenbelazen
subjunctive sing.1 belezebelaze
subjunctive plur.1 belezenbelazen
imperative sing. belees
imperative plur.1 beleest
participles belezendbelezen
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From belezen, past participle of belezen.

Adjective

belezen (comparative belezener, superlative belezenst)

  1. well-read (well informed and knowledgeable because of extensive reading)
    Hij is een belezen man en kan over veel verschillende onderwerpen meepraten.
    He is a well-read man and can discuss many different topics.
    Ze is zeer belezen en heeft een brede kennis van literatuur.
    She is very well-read and has a broad knowledge of literature.
  2. (by extension) book-smart, erudite
    De bibliothecaris is erg belezen en kent veel boeken uit zijn hoofd.
    The librarian is very erudite and knows many books by heart.
Inflection
Inflection of belezen
uninflected belezen
inflected belezen
comparative belezener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial belezenbelezenerhet belezenst
het belezenste
indefinite m./f. sing. belezenbelezenerbelezenste
n. sing. belezenbelezenerbelezenste
plural belezenbelezenerbelezenste
definite belezenbelezenerbelezenste
partitive belezensbelezeners
Derived terms
  • belezenheid

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

belezen

  1. past participle of belezen
Inflection
Inflection of belezen
uninflected belezen
inflected belezen
positive
predicative/adverbial belezen
indefinite m./f. sing. belezen
n. sing. belezen
plural belezen
definite belezen
partitive belezens
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