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beleren.

to reprimand, to criticise (now usually connoting pedantry)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈleː.rə(n)/
  1. to reprimand, to criticise (now usually connoting pedantry)

    transitive
    De leraar besloot de studenten streng te beleren over hun slordige werk.
    Hij heeft de neiging om anderen te beleren over hun fouten, wat soms als betuttelend wordt ervaren.
  2. to educate

    dated · transitive
Where this word comes from

From be- + leren. Perhaps borrowed from German belehren, which is more common.

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