befestigen

== German == === Etymology === be- +‎ festigen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈfɛstɪɡən/ === Verb === befestigen (weak, third-person singular present befestigt, past tense befestigte, past participle befestigt, auxiliary haben) to attach, to pin, to fasten, to secure [with accusative ‘something’ and an (+ dative) ‘to something’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Befestigen Befestiger Befestigung befestigend befestigt === Further reading === “befestigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “befestigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “befestigen” in Duden online “befestigen” in OpenThesaurus.de