bestatten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bestaten, from Old High German bistaten, since the 11th century. Related to Old High German stat, whence German Statt, Stadt, Stätte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃtatn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧stat‧ten

Verb

bestatten (weak, third-person singular present bestattet, past tense bestattete, past participle bestattet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bury
    Synonyms: beerdigen, begraben, beisetzen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “bestatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “bestatten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “bestatten” in Duden online
  • “bestatten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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