bevrijden

From earlier bevrijen, from Middle Dutch bevriën, a prefixed form of vriën (“to free”). Can be interpreted synchronically as be- +‎ vrijen or vrij +‎ be- -en. The -d- is a hypercorrection, probably influenced by the past tense bevrijd and/or compensating for a mistakenly supposed case of d-weakening (compare vlieden); contrast vrijen, which has the etymologically expected form without -d-.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈvrɛi̯.dən/

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• Hyphenation: be‧vrij‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

bevrijden

1. (transitive) to liberate, to free

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