nopen

From Middle Dutch nopen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoː.pən/

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• Hyphenation: no‧pen
• Rhymes: -oːpən

nopen

1. (transitive, now chiefly figurative) to force, to compel

   Omstandigheden noopten hen om elders een heenkomen te zoeken.

   Circumstances compelled them to seek a refuge elsewhere.

2. (transitive) to excite, to rouse, to stimulate
3. (transitive, obsolete) to goad, to jab (with a goad)

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