beseelen

/bəˈzeːlən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
beseelt
past
beseelte
perfect
hat beseelt

Meaning

  1. to inspire, to animate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

beleben

Beleben is to enliven or revive something with energy; beseelen is to animate something with a soul or spirit, a more poetic, figurative word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

vivificar

Close — to inspire/animate and to enliven overlap.

Practice

1 What does beseelen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein Wunsch ___ ihn.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beseelen?

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