dementeren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdeː.mɛnˈteː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: de‧men‧te‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Etymology 1
From dement + -eren.
Verb
dementeren
- (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 | dementeer | dementeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| plural | dementeren | dementeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dementere | dementeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dementeren | dementeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | dementeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dementeert | |||
| participles | dementerend | gedementeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French démentir.
Verb
dementeren
- (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 | dementeer | dementeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dementeert | dementeerde | ||
| plural | dementeren | dementeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dementere | dementeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dementeren | dementeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | dementeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dementeert | |||
| participles | dementerend | gedementeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
German
Adjective
dementeren
- inflection of dement:
- strong genitive masculine and neuter singular comparative degree
- weak and mixed genitive and dative all-gender singular comparative degree
- strong, weak, and mixed accusative masculine singular comparative degree
- strong dative plural comparative degree
- weak and mixed all-case plural comparative degree