German

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ Vormund.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌmʊndn̩/
  • Hyphenation: be‧vor‧mun‧den
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Verb

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bevormunden (weak, third-person singular present bevormundet, past tense bevormundete, past participle bevormundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to take away (from someone) the ability to decide for oneself, to make decisions for (someone else); to patronize, infantilize, disempower
    Ich bin jetzt erwachsen, Mutter, du darfst mich nicht mehr bevormunden!
    I'm grown up now, Mother, you don't get to make decisions for me anymore!

Conjugation

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