bevollmächtigen

/bəˈfɔlmɛçtɪɡn̩/

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
bevollmächtigt
past
bevollmächtigte
perfect
hat bevollmächtigt

Meaning

  1. to authorise

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

ermächtigen

Near-total synonyms, largely interchangeable legal terms for authorizing or empowering someone to act.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

autorizar

autorizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to authorise."

Portuguese

autorizar

autorizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to authorise."

Practice

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