ontbloten

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch ontblôten. Equivalent to ont- (“inchoative prefix”) +‎ bloten (“to expose, make naked”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbloː.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧blo‧ten
  • Rhymes: -oːtən

Verb

ontbloten

(transitive)

  1. To bare, render naked
  2. (figuratively) To strip bare an object
  3. (figuratively) (in ontbloten van) To rid of, deprive of

Inflection
Inflection of ontbloten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontbloten
past singular ontblootte
past participle ontbloot
infinitive ontbloten
gerund ontbloten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontblootontblootte
2nd person sing. (jij) ontblootontblootte
2nd person sing. (u) ontblootontblootte
2nd person sing. (gij) ontblootontblootte
3rd person singular ontblootontblootte
plural ontblotenontblootten
subjunctive sing.1 ontbloteontblootte
subjunctive plur.1 ontblotenontblootten
imperative sing. ontbloot
imperative plur.1 ontbloot
participles ontblotendontbloot
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • de kroon ontbloten
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