besmetten
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bəˈsmɛtə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to infect (with a disease), to contaminate
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch besmetten affix from Dutch, Flemish smetten.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
smetten
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Cognates and derived terms
- besmettelijk Dutch, Flemish
- besmetting Dutch, Flemish
- besmettingsgevaar Dutch, Flemish
- ontsmetten Dutch, Flemish
- smet Dutch, Flemish
- smetstof Dutch, Flemish
- smetten Dutch, Flemish
- besmetten Middle Dutch
- smetten Middle Dutch