German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German bestaten, from Old High German bistaten, since the 11th century. Related to Old High German stat, whence German Statt, Stadt, Stätte.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃtatn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧stat‧ten

Verb edit

bestatten (weak, third-person singular present bestattet, past tense bestattete, past participle bestattet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bury
    Synonyms: beerdigen, begraben, beisetzen

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Further reading edit

  • bestatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bestatten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bestatten” in Duden online
  • bestatten” in OpenThesaurus.de