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entbinden.

to see a woman through childbirth; to deliver

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛntˈbɪn.dən/
  1. to see a woman through childbirth; to deliver

    class-3 · dated · strong · transitive
    Die Frau wurde von einem kleinen Mädchen entbunden.
    Der Arzt hat die Frau entbunden.
  2. to give birth; referring to labour, excluding pregnancy

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
    Die Frau hat entbunden.
  3. to give birth to a child

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Die Frau hat ein kleines Mädchen entbunden.
  4. to free (someone) from a duty; to release; to exempt

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Ich entbinde Sie von Ihrer Schweigepflicht.
  5. to dismiss, to discharge

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Er wurde seines Amtes entbunden.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German entbinden, enbinden, from Old High German intbintan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną. Cognate with English unbind, Dutch ontbinden.

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