beschaven

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch beschaven. Equivalent to be- +‎ schaven. The sense “to civilize” developed from the sense of “to smoothen”, implying that one smoothens and polishes up a person. Compare French poli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈsxaːvə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧scha‧ven Rhymes: -aːvən === Verb === beschaven (transitive) to civilize (transitive, obsolete) to smoothen by scraping (with a plane) (transitive, obsolete) to rob, to bereave ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beschaafd beschaver beschaving