dementeren

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdeː.mɛnˈteː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: de‧men‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Etymology 1

From dement +‎ -eren.

Verb

dementeren

  1. (intransitive) to develop dementia, to dote [from 20th c.]
Inflection
Inflection of dementeren (weak)
infinitive dementeren
past singular dementeerde
past participle gedementeerd
infinitive dementeren
gerund dementeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dementeerdementeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) dementeertdementeerde
2nd person sing. (u) dementeertdementeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) dementeertdementeerde
3rd person singular dementeertdementeerde
plural dementerendementeerden
subjunctive sing.1 dementeredementeerde
subjunctive plur.1 dementerendementeerden
imperative sing. dementeer
imperative plur.1 dementeert
participles dementerendgedementeerd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French démentir.

Verb

dementeren

  1. (transitive, dated) to expose as false, to rebut [19th - late 20th c.]
    Synonyms: logenstraffen, ontkrachten
Inflection
Inflection of dementeren (weak)
infinitive dementeren
past singular dementeerde
past participle gedementeerd
infinitive dementeren
gerund dementeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular dementeerdementeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) dementeertdementeerde
2nd person sing. (u) dementeertdementeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) dementeertdementeerde
3rd person singular dementeertdementeerde
plural dementerendementeerden
subjunctive sing.1 dementeredementeerde
subjunctive plur.1 dementerendementeerden
imperative sing. dementeer
imperative plur.1 dementeert
participles dementerendgedementeerd
1) Archaic.

German

Adjective

dementeren

  1. inflection of dement:
    1. strong genitive masculine and neuter singular comparative degree
    2. weak and mixed genitive and dative all-gender singular comparative degree
    3. strong, weak, and mixed accusative masculine singular comparative degree
    4. strong dative plural comparative degree
    5. weak and mixed all-case plural comparative degree
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