besiedeln

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German besidelen. In the modern sense only since the 19th century. By surface analysis, be- +‎ siedeln.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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besiedeln (weak, third-person singular present besiedelt, past tense besiedelte, past participle besiedelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to people, to populate (also of other species)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • besiedeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • besiedeln” in Duden online
  • besiedeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon