beflügeln

German

Etymology

be- +‎ flügeln

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈflyːɡl̩n/
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Verb

beflügeln (weak, third-person singular present beflügelt, past tense beflügelte, past participle beflügelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to inspire, to spur, to buoy, to stimulate
    Synonyms: anregen, anspornen, motivieren
    die Fantasie beflügeln ― to inspire the imagination
    Innovation beflügeln ― to spur innovation
    Beflügelt vom riesigen Erfolg kündigten sie zwei weitere Projekte an. ― Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.

Conjugation

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