befruchten

== German == === Etymology === 16th century, from be- +‎ Frucht +‎ -en, perhaps an alteration of Middle High German bevrühtigen (“to sow a field”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈfrʊxtən/, [bəˈfʁʊχtn̩] === Verb === befruchten (weak, third-person singular present befruchtet, past tense befruchtete, past participle befruchtet, auxiliary haben) to fertilise/fertilize, impregnate, pollinate (figurative) to inspire, stimulate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Befruchten Befruchter Befruchtung ==== Related terms ==== fruchtbar ==== Descendants ==== → Norwegian Bokmål: befrukte → Danish: befrugte === Further reading === “befruchten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “befruchten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon