besiegen

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German

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Etymology

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be- +‎ Sieg (victory) +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈziːɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧sie‧gen

Verb

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besiegen (weak, third-person singular present besiegt, past tense besiegte, past participle besiegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to defeat (to overcome in battle or contest)
    Synonym: (Switzerland) bodigen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • besiegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • besiegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • besiegen” in Duden online
  • besiegen” in OpenThesaurus.de